Table 1.
General characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients [Data were reported in mean ±SD or median (interquartile range)]
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
|
n |
382 |
435 |
| proportion of PLQ (%) |
61.5% |
52.9% |
| Age (years) |
61.28±11.74 |
61.60±11.82 |
| duration of diabetes (years) |
7.51±7.29 |
7.57±7.61 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
24.87±2.78 |
25.62±3.67* |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
86.75±8.39 |
82.87±8.91* |
| Waist-to-hip ratio |
0.90±0.08 |
0.87±0.08* |
| DBP (mmHg) |
82.27±11.42 |
81.45±11.39 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
138.47±19.62 |
139.75±21.39 |
| FPG (mmol/L) |
8.52±3.31 |
8.48±3.27 |
| Fasting serum insulin (μU/ml) |
6.78 (4.62-10.53) |
6.85 (4.59-10.13) |
| HbA1c (%) |
7.19±1.66 |
7.14±1.49 |
| Serum uric acid (μmol/L) |
315.47±83.29 |
281.28±69.74* |
| Serum urea (mmol/L) |
6.46±1.91 |
5.91±1.62* |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) |
80.23±24.54 |
60.68±16.76* |
| Serum cholesterol (mmol/L) |
5.11±1.13 |
5.65±1.12* |
|
#Serum triglycerides (mmol/L) |
1.53 (1.07-2.22) |
1.64 (1.15-2.41) |
| LDL-c (mmol/L) |
2.92±0.84 |
3.122±0.95* |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) |
1.24±0.40 |
1.38±0.38* |
| #CRP (mg/l) | 2.40 (0.89-5.21) | 1.75 (0.82-5.51)* |
Abbreviations: DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
* P < 0.05.
#Serum fasting insulin, triglycerides and CRP were skew-distributed and had been log transformed to approximate normality before analysis.