Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients recruited.
| All patients | With macroangiopathy | Without macroangiopathy | With microangiopathy | Without microangiopathy | |
| (n=165) | (n=55) | (n=110) | (n=70) | (n=95) | |
| Demographic | |||||
| Age (years)* | 60.4 (7.28) | 64.2 (4.26) | 58.5 (7.7) | 61.5 (7.85) | 59.5 (6.74) |
| Male/Female | 96/69 | 35/20 | 61/49 | 43/27 | 18/22 |
| Clinical | |||||
| Weight (kg)* | 60.0 (9.76) | 61.7 (8.98) | 59.2 (10.1) | 60.6 (9.93) | 59.6 (9.67) |
| Height (cm)* | 161.4 (8.11) | 161.8 (7.09) | 161.2 (8.61) | 161.7 (8.54) | 161.1 (7.82) |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2)* | 22.8 (2.68) | 23.7 (2.64) | 22.4 (2.61) | 23.3 (2.68) | 22.4 (2.64) |
| Maximum weight (kg)* | 69.1 (11.1) | 70.8 (10.3) | 68.2 (11.4) | 70.6 (12.1) | 67.9 (10.2) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 136.7 (16.3) | 142.6 (16.5) | 133.8 (15.5) | 137.0 (18.7) | 136.5 (14.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 80.3 (9.70) | 82.0 (8.25) | 79.5 (10.3) | 80.0 (8.45) | 80.6 (10.6) |
| Smoking (%) never/ex or current | 60.6/39.4 | 60.0/40.0 | 60.9/39.1 | 64.3/35.7 | 57.9/42.1 |
| Morbidity term (years)# | 9.92 (2-42) | 10.6 (3-37) | 9.61 (2-42) | 10.3 (2-42) | 9.64 (2-34) |
| Family history of cardiac artery disease yes/no | 35/130 | 16/39 | 19/91 | 16/54 | 19/76 |
| Family history of cerebellar vein disease yes/no | 50/115 | 21/34 | 29/81 | 22/48 | 28/67 |
| Family history of hypertension yes/no | 71/94 | 23/32 | 48/62 | 29/41 | 42/53 |
| Family history of diabetes yes/no | 88/77 | 28/27 | 60/50 | 39/31 | 49/46 |
| Biochemical | |||||
| Hemoglobin A1c (%)* | 7.22 (1.06) | 7.30 (1.11) | 7.18 (1.04) | 7.47 (1.05) | 7.04 (1.04) |
| Fast blood sugar (mg/dl)* | 155.4 (40.1) | 156.1 (39.9) | 155.0 (40.5) | 161.6 (40.7) | 150.8 (39.3) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl)* | 200.0 (32.7) | 203.9 (31.4) | 198.1 (33.4) | 199.9 (32.2) | 200.4 (33.3) |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl)# | 96.3 (32-335) | 104.1 (38-272) | 92.3 (32-335) | 95.6 (32-324) | 96.8 (32-335) |
| Free fatty acid (mEq/l)# | 0.43 (0.10-1.36) | 0.40 (0.10-0.74) | 0.46 (0.12-1.36) | 0.43 (0.10-1.36) | 0.46 (0.14-1.16) |
| Low density lipoprotein (mg/dl)* | 75.8 (12.7) | 76.9 (13.1) | 75.4 (12.7) | 74.2 (13.5) | 76.9 (11.9) |
| High density lipoprotein (mg/dl)* | 58.8 (15.3) | 57.2 (12.7) | 59.6 (16.5) | 60.0 (14.6) | 57.8 (15.9) |
*mean (SD), #geometric mean (range)