Table 1.
General demographic and clinics characteristics: in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes
| Age* | 55.07 ± 11.92 | 59.81 ± 10.20 | 53.32 ± 12.05 |
| Male, n (%) Female, n (%) | 220 (61.08) 136 (38.20) | 65 (67.70) 31 (32.30) | 155 (59.60) 105 (40.40) |
| Smokers, n (%) | 84 (23.60) | 20 (20.80) | 64 (24.60) |
| Ischemic heart disease, n (%)* | 25 (7.00) | 15 (15.60) | 10 (3.80) |
| Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) | 6 (1.70) | 2 (2.10) | 4 (1.50) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2* | 28.48 ± 4.35 | 29.97 ± 5.24 | 27.93 ± 3.84 |
| Waist circumference, (cm)* | 97.52 ± 11.97 | 102.58 ± 12.51 | 95.66 ± 11.23 |
| Total Cholesterol, (mg/dl)* | 203.55 ± 37.05 | 188.00 ± 33.26 | 209.33 ± 36.77 |
| Tryglicerides, (mg/dl) | 131.10 ± 77.10 | 143.11 ± 86.09 | 126.63 ± 73.16 |
| LDL cholesterol, (mg/dl)* | 125.24 ± 32.63 | 109.94 ± 26.53 | 130.92 ± 32.89 |
| HDL cholesterol,(mg/dl)* | 51.96 ± 12.58 | 48.32 ± 10.75 | 53.32 ± 12.96 |
| Serum glucose, (mg/dl)* | 99.54 ± 30.00 | 132.00 ± 39.79 | 87.51 ± 10.71 |
| Serum creatinine, (mg/dl) | 0.88 ± 0.18 | 0.85 ± 0.15 | 0.89 ± 0.18 |
| Office SBP, mm Hg | 139.26 ± 17.24 | 137.56 ± 18.43 | 139.89 ± 16.77 |
| Office DBP, mm Hg* | 86.88 ± 10.03 | 83.03 ± 11.22 | 88.31 ± 10.64 |
| Office PP, mm Hg | 52.95 ± 13.10 | 55.11 ± 13.63 | 52.16 ± 12.84 |
| HR office bpm | 72.26 ± 12.75 | 72.10 ± 12.97 | 72.37 ± 12.69 |
| 24-hour SBP, mm Hg* | 125.79 ± 12.80 | 123.43 ± 12.60 | 126.66 ± 12.79 |
| 24-hour DBP, mm Hg* | 77.01 ± 9.88 | 72.60 ± 8.66 | 78.64 ± 9.82 |
| 24-hour PP, mm Hg* | 48.78 ± 9.68 | 50.83 ± 10.06 | 48.02 ± 9.45 |
| Night/day ratio SBP | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.90 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.08 |
| Night/day ratio DBP* | 0.83 ± 0.09 | 0.85 ± 0.09 | 0.83 ± 0.09 |
| AASI* | 0.38 ± 0.06 | 0.40 ± 0.06 | 0.37 ± 0.05 |
| PWV, (m/s)* | 9.00 ± 2.23 | 9.91 ± 2.34 | 8.68 ± 2.10 |
| AIx | 30.27 ± 11.49 | 30.77 ± 11.14 | 30.09 ± 11.63 |
| Carotid IMT, mm* | 0.73 ± 0.11 | 0.77 ± 0.11 | 0.71 ± 0.11 |
| Carotid SOD, n (%)* | 53 (14.90) | 25 (26.00) | 28 (10.80) |
Data for qualitative variables are expressed as n (%) and quantitative variables as mean ± standard deviation. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: dyastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; HR: heart rate; bpm: beats per minute; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; AASI: ambulatory arterial stiffness index; AIx: augmentation index; PWV: pulse wave velocity; IMT: intima-media thickness; SOD: subclinical organ damage. p:statistically differences between subjects with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic. *p < 0.05.