Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; A1C, hemoglobin A1C; OHA, oral hypoglycemic agent; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; apoAI, apolipoprotein AI; apoB, apolipoprotein B.

^aSex, medication for hypertension, medication for dyslipidemia, smoking and treatment for T2DM were analyzed using the χ² test, ^bP value was expressed after each variable was logarithmically transformed.