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. 2012 Jul 17;11:82. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-11-82

Table 1.

Baseline clinical and pharmacological characteristics of the study patients

  Non-Diabetic (n = 2181) Good-control DM (n = 291) Poor-control DM (n = 412) P-value* P-value P-value
Age (year)
57.4 ± 10.8
59.9 ± 9.9
58.0 ± 9.8
<0.0001
0.27
0.009
Male sex
1653 (75.8)
165 (56.7)
203 (49.3)
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.07
Hypertension
1006 (46.1)
172 (59.1)
262 (63.6)
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.35
Hyperlipidemia
1318 (61.5)
224 (77.8)
328 (79.6)
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.58
Current smoking
1026 (47.0)
79 (27.1)
106 (25.7)
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.86
Family history of CAD
502 (23.1)
63 (22.1)
89 (21.6)
0.77
0.45
0.78
BMI (kg/m2)
27.3 ± 4.25
28.3 ± 4.1
28.2 ± 4.5
<0.0001
< 0.0001
0.85
WC (cm)
99.4 ± 9.7
101.9 ± 9.0
102.3 ± 10.1
<0.0001
< 0.0001
0.61
EF < 30%
68 (4.3)
7 (3.5)
17 (5.9)
0.71
0.18
0.21
Medications
Insulin
0 (0)
17 (6.0)
69 (17.0)
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
OHA
0 (0)
84 (28.9)
171 (41.5)
<0.0001
<0.0001
0.001
ACEIs/ARBs
1295 (59.4)
180 (61.9)
288 (69.9)
0.35
<0.0001
0.04
Statins
1849 (84.8)
255 (87.6)
362 (87.9)
0.121
0.06
0.912
Beta-blockers 1915 (87.8) 244 (83.8) 355 (86.2) 0.11 0.55 0.34

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).

* Non-diabetic patients versus good-control (diabetic patients with HbA1c ≤ 7%).

† Non-diabetic patients versus poor-control (diabetic patients with HbA1c > 7%).

‡ Good-control versus poor-control diabetic patients.

ACEIs, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin receptor blockers; BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; EF, ejection fraction; OHA, oral hypoglyceamic agent; WC, waist circumference.