Table 2. Biochemical variables of 193 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) divided into two age groups.
| Variables | 46-74 yrs n=155 |
≥75 yrs n=38 |
p value ● |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.2 ± 4.6 | 27.6 ± 4.4 | <0.01 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 208.0 ± 38.3 | 204.6 ± 36.3 | 0.456 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 51.8 ± 14.7 | 56.5 ± 14.6 | <0.01 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 142.4 ± 112.4 | 130.0 ± 88.4 | 0.359 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 164.5 ± 49.4 | 157.5 ± 43.7 | 0.245 |
| HbA1c, % | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 7.4 ± 1.2 | 0.977 |
| Insulin, mcU/mL | 7.4 ± 7.9 | 6.6 ± 6.8 | 0.407 |
| WBC, 103/uL | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 6.7 ± 1.3 | 0.973 |
| Platelets 103/uL | 217.0 ± 62.2 | 232.5 ± 104.0 | 0.069 |
| PAI-1, ng/mL | 21.3 ± 9.8 | 20.1 ± 9.7 | 0.352 |
| Hs-CRP, mg/L | 4.6 ± 7.1 | 4.2 ± 4.7 | 0.643 |
| Fibrinogen, mg/dL | 303 ± 78 | 310 ± 88 | 0.478. |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.91 ± 0.29 | 1.03 ± 0.45 | <0.01 |
| ApoAI, mg/dL | 166.6 ± 33.2 | 173.7 ± 385.3 | 0.087 |
| ApoB,mg/dL | 102.0 ± 26.5 | 100.5 ± 26.5 | 0.637 |
| MiR-126 (rel. expression a.u.) | 0.23 ± 0.22 | 0.22 ± 0.23 | 0.902 |
| Telomere length (T/S, a.u.) | 0.45 ± 0.22 | 0.39 ± 0.56 | 0.013 |
Variables are expressed as mean (SD)
∉ Independent sample t–test. Parameters showing significant differences between groups are in bold.
BMI = body mass index; WBC = White blood cells; PAI-1 =Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; ApoAI = Apolipoprotein-AI; ApoB = Apolipoprotein B; a.u. =arbitrary unit.