Table 2.
Characteristics of type 1 diabetes patients according to the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) status.
| GFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n = 265) | GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (n = 136) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) (%) | 42/58 | 50/50 | 0.1410 |
| Age (years) | 33 (25.7-42.8) | 38 (30.8-45.6) | 0.003 |
| Age at diabetes diagnosis (years) | 11.5 (6-18) | 13 (9-20.7) | 0.1206 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 20.6 (16.1-25.1) | 23 (18-31) | 0.0086 |
| Arterial hypertension (%) | 36.7 | 64.5 | < 0.0001 |
| Use of lipid-lowering drugs (%) | 16.4 | 25.3 | 0.0325 |
| Use of ACE inhibitors (%) | 21.7 | 21 | 0.8591 |
| HbA1C (%) | 8.25 (7.4-9.7) | 8.4 (7.4-9.8) | 0.7027 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 172 (149-199) | 179 (151-211) | 0.1437 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 58 (49-69) | 52 (43-64.2) | 0.0134 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 91 (76-113) | 103 (78-129) | 0.0634 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 71 (53-107) | 98 (72-145) | < 0.0001 |
Data are median ± interquartile interval; ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.