Table 1.
Clinical, anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of patients according to SVR tertiles
| Men | women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |
| N | 82 | 86 | 84 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
| Age, years | 63.2±9.1 | 58.6±9.0* | 51.7±7.6* | 64.6±8.3 | 62.8±7.6 | 54.7±8.4§ |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 9.0±6.7 | 9.4±7.4 | 8.2±6.1 | 11.2±6.8 | 9.7±5.9 | 9.3±5.8 |
| Duration of hypertension, years | 5.5±6.8 | 3.8±6.4 | 2.1±5.6* | 8.0±8.0 | 6.2±7.1 | 4.1±5.2§ |
| Height, cm | 165±6 | 169±5* | 170±5* | 154±5 | 155±5 | 157±6§ |
| Weight, Kg | 69±11 | 69±9 | 65±9* | 63±11 | 59±9§ | 58±9§ |
| BMI, Kg/m2 | 25.3±3.6 | 24.3±3.0* | 22.7±3.0* | 26.7±3.9 | 24.4±3.3 | 23.6±3.3§ |
| Waist, cm | 92.6±8.7 | 88.9±8.1* | 84.8±8.2* | 94.3±9.6 | 88.5±12.8§ | 82.3±8.4§ |
| SBP, mmHg | 143±22 | 136±19* | 133±21* | 143±22 | 145±26 | 144±24 |
| DBP, mmHg | 80±13 | 77±12 | 78±12 | 74±11 | 78±14 | 78±12§ |
| TC, mmol/l | 4.3±1.1. | 4.3±1.2 | 4.3±1.2 | 4.6±1.4 | 4.6±1.2 | 5.1±1.5§ |
| TG, mmol/l | 1.6±0.8 | 1.8±1.3 | 1.8±2.1 | 1.9±0.9 | 2.0±1.2 | 2.5±3.3 |
| HDL, mmol/l | 0.9±0.2 | 0.9±0.2 | 1.0±0.9 | 1.0±0.2 | 1.0±0.2 | 1.1±0.3 |
| LDL, mmol/l | 2.5±0.9 | 2.5±0.9 | 2.4±0.9 | 2.6±1.1 | 2.5±0.8 | 2.9±1.0 |
| Albumin, g | 38.3±3.9 | 39.3±3.6 | 38.2±4.9 | 37.4±3.4 | 37.5±4.0 | 37.2±5.2 |
| Uric, umol/l | 335±95 | 339±107 | 322±87 | 309±85 | 286±86 | 299±92 |
| HbA1c, mmol/l | 10.1±2.2 | 9.5±2.4 | 10.5±3.0 | 9.2±1.9 | 9.2±1.9 | 9.9±2.2 |
| FINS, pmol/l | 139±330 | 60±65 | 40±37* | 114±189 | 74±77 | 60±72 |
| Smoking, % | 52.4 | 36.0* | 59.5 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Alcohol intake, % | 39.0 | 38.4 | 36.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 3.4 |
| VFA, cm2 | 131±18 | 108±13* | 78±17* | 135±18 | 111±15§ | 84±18§ |
| BF (%) | 27.2±5.5 | 22.0±4.5* | 16.4±4.5* | 38.0±8.1 | 31.7±5.2 | 26.7±6.7§ |
| ASM, Kg | 20.4±2.7 | 22.4±2.3* | 22.8±2.7* | 14.7±2.7 | 15.3±2.0 | 16.3±2.4§ |
| ASM/Height2, Kg/m2 | 7.4±0.7 | 7.8±0.7* | 7.9±0.7* | 6.8±4.3 | 6.3±0.8 | 6.6±0.8 |
| SVR, g/cm2 | 157±17 | 209±16* | 323±84* | 109±16 | 138±57§ | 201±45§ |
| baPWV | 1813±441 | 1617±313* | 1480±338* | 2073±448 | 1852±281§ | 1740±407§ |
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin A1c, FINS fasting serum insulin, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, BF total body fat percentage, ASM appendicular skeletal muscle, VFA visceral fat area, SVR skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity
*P < 0.05, vs Q1 in men group, §P < 0.05, vs Q1 in women group