Table 1.
General characteristics between type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and controls
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T2DM (n = 196)
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Control (n = 60)
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t
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P value
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| Age (years) | 72.06 ± 4.87 | 71.82 ± 4.28 | 0.349 | 0.723 |
| Course of diabetes mellitus (years) | 15.24 ± 2.08 | - | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.58 ± 2.47 | 25.04 ± 2.45 | 1.261 | 0.208 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 9.69 ± 2.30 | 5.34 ± 0.60 | 14.49 | < 0.0001 |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.14 ± 1.78 | 5.64 ± 0.85 | 14.74 | < 0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.27 ± 1.39 | 4.64 ± 1.03 | 1.897 | 0.059 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.73 ± 0.81 | 1.84 ± 0.61 | 0.967 | 0.335 |
| High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 1.13 ± 0.30 | 1.26 ± 0.26 | 2.907 | 0.004 |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 2.51 ± 0.92 | 2.86 ± 0.67 | 2.662 | 0.008 |
| 25(OH)D3 (ng/mL) | 21.87 ± 7.85 | 31.42 ± 9.33 | 7.875 | < 0.0001 |
| Femoral neck BMD | 0.76 ± 0.13 | 0.79 ± 0.12 | 1.469 | 0.143 |
| Total hip BMD | 0.87 ± 0.14 | 0.95 ± 0.11 | 3.855 | 0.0001 |
| Lumbar spine L1-4 BMD | 0.91 ± 0.20 | 0.97 ± 0.16 | 1.612 | 0.108 |
T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMD: Bone mineral density; BMI: Body mass index; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin.