TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics according to progression in renal status (defined as any increase in albuminuria level or progression to ESRD) and occurrence of a hard CVD event (coronary event, stroke, peripheral vascular event) during follow-up
| Progression in renal status |
CVD event |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprogressors | Progressors | No event | Event | |
| n | 1,893 | 214 | 1,687 | 158 |
| Sex (% male) | 52.0 | 64.8* | 52.0 | 62.4# |
| Age (years) | 36.5 ± 11.9 | 36.1 ± 11.1 | 35.2 ± 11.4 | 47.9 ± 9.0# |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 21.8 ± 11.9 | 23.1 ± 11.1 | 20.8 ± 11.4 | 34.6 ± 8.6# |
| A1C (%) | 8.4 ± 1.4 | 9.4 ± 1.7* | 8.5 ± 1.5 | 8.7 ± 1.4# |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 132 ± 18 | 138 ± 21* | 131 ± 17 | 151 ± 21# |
| Ever smoking (%) | 44.1 | 55.2* | 44.2 | 53.7# |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5.2 ± 1.1* | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 1.0# |
| Diabetic nephropathy (%) | NA | NA | 15.7 | 63.3# |
Values are expressed as number, means ± SD, or percentage.
*P < 0.05 vs. nonprogressors.
#P < 0.05 vs. no event. NA, not applicable.