Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Patients
| Number of patients | 95 |
| Men, n (%) | 64 (67.4) |
| Age, years | |
| Mean ± SD | 72.1 ± 11.6 |
| < 60, n (%) | 14 (14.7) |
| ≥ 60 to < 70, n (%) | 20 (21.1) |
| ≥ 70 to < 75, n (%) | 19 (20.0) |
| ≥ 75 to <80, n (%) | 18 (18.9) |
| ≥ 80 to <85, n (%) | 13 (13.7) |
| ≥ 85, n (%) | 11 (11.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |
| Mean ± SD | 22.6 ± 3.2 |
| < 18.5, n (%) | 10 (10.5) |
| ≥ 18.5 to 25.0, n (%) | 66 (69.5) |
| ≥ 25.0, n (%) | 19 (20.0) |
| Smoker, n (%) | 9 (9.5) |
| Kidney status | |
| Not on dialysis, n (%) | 29 (30.5) |
| On dialysis, n (%) | 66 (69.5) |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | |
| Mean ± SD | 147.3 ± 26.3 |
| < 140, n (%) | 36 (37.9) |
| ≥ 140, n (%) | 58 (61.1) |
| N/A, n (%) | 1 (1.0) |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | |
| Mean ± SD | 77.7 ± 15.6 |
| < 90, n (%) | 75 (78.9) |
| ≥ 90, n (%) | 19 (20.0) |
| N/A, n (%) | 1 (1.1) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | |
| Mean ± SD | 145.6 ± 31.1 |
| < 175, n (%) | 67 (70.5) |
| ≥ 175, n (%) | 12 (12.6) |
| N/A, n (%) | 16 (16.8) |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | |
| Mean ± SD | 136.0 ± 82.2 |
| < 150, n (%) | 60 (63.2) |
| ≥ 150, n (%) | 28 (29.5) |
| N/A, n (%) | 7 (7.4) |
| Charlson Comorbidity index, n (%) | |
| Median (interquartile range) | 8 (6–9) |
| < 8 | 46 (48.4) |
| ≥ 8 | 49 (51.6) |
| HbA1c, % | |
| Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 0.9 |
| < 7, n (%) | 64 (67.4) |
| ≥ 7, n (%) | 31 (32.6) |
| Serum glucose, mg/dl | |
| Mean ± SD | 175.7 (58.8) |
| < 126 | 13 (13.7) |
| ≥ 126 | 82 (86.3) |
| TyG indexa | |
| Mean ± SD | 9.2 ± 0.7 |
| < 9 | 33 (34.7) |
| ≥ 9 | 55 (57.9) |
| N/A, n (%) | 7 (7.4) |
| Diabetes medications, n (%) | |
| Insulin, n (%) | 17 (17.9) |
| GLP1 receptor agonists, n (%) | 33 (34.7) |
| DPP4 inhibitors, n (%) | 52 (54.7) |
| SGLT2 inhibitors, n (%) | 2 (2.1) |
| Sulfonylureas, n (%) | 22 (23.2) |
| Otherb, n (%) | 5 (5.3) |
Notes: aTyG index = ln[serum glucose (mg/dl) × triglyceride (mg/dl)/2]. bOther diabetes medications include acarbose, pioglitazone, metformin hydrochloride, and voglibose.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; TyG index, triglyceride-glucose index.