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Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Mar 16;88(3):314–321. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.009

Table 3. Baseline Characteristics for Males and Females in the EURODIAB and EDC population.

MALES					FEMALES

	EURODIAB		EDC		EURODIAB		EDC		P-Value
Variable	N=1126	%	N=304	%	N=1202	%	N=299	%
Age at study entry									0.0010^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	32.1 [9.8]		27.1 [7.6]		32.2[9.6]		27.3[7.9]
Median	30.8		26.6		31.1		26.6
Range	15-60.7		8.5-45.5		15.2-59.7		8.0-48.0
Age at onset of diabetes									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	17.4[8.0]		8.0{4.2]		18.2[8.1]		8.4[3.9]
Median	17.4		8.1		18.1		8.5
Range	0.3-35.4		0.7-15.6		0.1-35.6		0.3-15.9
Diabetes Duration									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	14.7[9.2]		19.1 [7.3]		13.9[8.9]		18.9[7.5]
Median	13.4		18.4		12.8		17.9
Range	1.0-46.5		7.7-37.4		1.0-56.0		7.7-35.3
BMI (kg/m²)									0.031^a 0.11^b
Mean (sd)	23.3[2.9]		23.6[3.1]		23.6[2.6]		23.5[3.4]
Median	23		23.7		23.5		22.8
Range	16.1-36.3		13.9-33.1		15.6-34.3		15.1-37.6
Waist Hip ratio									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	0.8[0.1		0.9[0.05]		0.9[0.08]		08[.1]
Median	0.8		0.9		0.9		0.8
Range	0.5-2.0		0.8-1.1		.6-1.3		.7-1.0
Total Cholesterol									0.0001^a 0.0003^b
Mean (sd)	210.8[43.6]		187.8[42.3]		200.5[42.9]		191.7[39.8]
Median	205.7		182		196.4		184
Range	105.6-478.7		111-391		89.3-474.9		107-371
HDLc									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	63.1 [16.9]		49.5[9.8]		53.4[14.8]		58.5[12.9]
Median	61.5		48.7		52.2		57.2
Range	16.2-143.1		28.1-91.7		10.4-155.1		26.3-113
LDLc									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	130.4[39.1]		117.1 [36.6]		127.4[37.0]		112.6[30.9]
Median	124.7		111.6		124.2		109
Range	35.9-375.3		47-295.3		29.4-278.1		34.2-236.4
NonHDLc									0.0002^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	147.7[44.9]		138.3[42.9]		147[43.5]		133.2[40.5]
Median	140		131.2		142.1		125.5
Range	5.8-442.8		61.0-345.9		30.5-414.9		51.6-336.1
Total Chol/HDLc									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	3.6[1.4]		3.9[1.2]		4.0[1.6]		3.4[1.1]
Median	3.3		3.7		3.7		3.2
Range	1.0-20.5		2.2-8.9		1.3-21.6		1.9-10.6
Systolic Bp									0.26^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	117.5[16.8]		116.3[15.1]		122.7[16.4]		109.4[13.7]
Median	115		113.5		121		107
Range	61-209		76-188		78-192		77-169
Diastolic Bp									0.09^a 0.0001^b
Mean (sd)	73.8[11.0]		74.9[10.9]		76.1 [11.2]		70.1 [10.2]
Median	73		75		75		69
Range	36-108		44-118		32-112		49-114

Fibrinogen									0.0001^a 0.07^b
Mean (sd)	340[100]		274.3[85.9]		305.7[92.4]		300.5[89.8]
Median	333		255		297		280
Range	31-770		130-700		86-822		130-680
Albumin excretion rate									0.0001^a 0.0001^b
<20	802	71.2%	155	51.0%	780	64.9%	178	59.5%
20-200	209	18.6%	78	25.7%	261	21.7%	61	20.4%
200+	73	6.5%	68	22.4%	99	8.2%	58	19.4%
Antihypertensive medications									0.16^a 0.62^b
Yes	88	7.8%	30	9.9%	101	8.4%	22	7.4%
No	1033	91.7%	257	84.5%	1093	90.9%	269	90.0%

EDC vs EURODIAB males

EDC vx EURODIAB females

LDLc=Low Density Lipoprotein

HDLc=High Density Lipoprotein

SBP=Systolic Blood Pressure

DBP=Diastolic Blood Pressure

BMI=Body Mass Index

WBC=White Blood Cell Count