Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population
| Study Groups | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (N = 359) |
DM alone (N = 178) |
HT alone (N = 382) |
DM and HT (N = 315) |
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| Age (years) | 62.1 ± 12.7 | 62.3 ± 10.8 | 63.9 ± 11.5 | 64.4 ± 10.7 | 0.10 |
| Weight (kg) | 66.3 ± 11.7 | 67.5 ± 13.2 | 68.5 ± 13.0 | 68.6 ± 13.8 | 0.08 |
| Height (cm) | 163.1 ± 7.9 | 161.8 ± 8.7 | 162.1 ± 8.6 | 161.9 ± 8.8 | 0.18 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 3.5 | 25.7 ± 4.1 | 26.0 ± 4.0 | 26.0 ± 4.0 | <0.01 |
| CSP | 126.9 ± 20.8 | 130.0 ± 20.0 | 141.9 ± 21.6 | 145.7 ± 25.6 | <0.01 |
| CDP | 71.8 ± 12.2 | 70.5 ± 12.4 | 76.1 ± 13.0 | 72.8 ± 13.6 | <0.01 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 182.7 ± 44.2 | 171.3 ± 42.2 | 182.1 ± 42.0 | 179.1 ± 49.0 | 0.03 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 41.5 ± 15.8 | 36.8 ± 14.4 | 40.2 ± 16.4 | 37.1 ± 15.4 | <0.01 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 149.9 ± 110.9 | 153.8 ± 102.0 | 155.1 ± 95.1 | 177.3 ± 121.6 | <0.01 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 111.3 ± 39.7 | 103.8 ± 34.7 | 110.9 ± 38.2 | 106.2 ± 39.7 | 0.07 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 2.2 | 1.6 ± 1.9 | 2.3 ± 2.9 | <0.01 |
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | 6.6 ± 2.0 | 6.6 ± 2.2 | 6.5 ± 2.1 | 7.2 ± 2.0 | 0.06 |
DM alone diabetes alone, HT alone hypertension alone, DM and HT both DM and hypertension, BMI body mass index, Central SP central aortic systolic pressure, Central DP central aortic diastolic pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesetrol, LDL low- density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride