Table 3.

Baseline Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Male and Female Patients Registered at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre^a

Variables	Male (n = 139,906)	Female (n = 86,322)	P value
Age (years)	51.1 ± 12.3	51.0 ± 12.7	0.015
Height (cm)	167.1 ± 7.1	153.6 ± 6.7	<0.001
Weight (kg)	70.3 ± 13.1	63.5 ± 12.7	<0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.1 ± 3.9	26.6 ± 4.5	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	131.8 ± 18.4	133.3 ± 19.3	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	82.4 ± 9.1	81.4 ± 8.8	<0.001
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	172.4 ± 71.3	179.8 ± 76.9	<0.001
Duration of diabetes (years)b	7.3 ± 7.3	6.7 ± 6.6	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	8.6 ± 2.2	8.7 ± 2.3	<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	186.8 ± 43.6	196.2 ± 44.7	<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	179.4 ± 150.2	167.2 ± 117.0	<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)	39.8 ± 9.3	44.9 ± 10.5	<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)	111.9 ± 35.7	117.6 ± 36.7	<0.001
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.97 ± 0.46	0.77 ± 0.32	<0.001

^aData presented as mean ± standard deviation.

^bOnly in T1DM and T2DM patients.