Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | All subjects | uPl/Cr tertiles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower 2 tertiles | Highest tertile | P | ||
| Subjects, n | 70 | 46 | 24 | |
| Age, yr | 27.8 ± 6.9 | 27.8 ±7.5 | 27.9 ±5.5 | 0.9 |
| Sex, % female | 41.4 | 34.8 | 54.2 | 0.1 |
| T1D duration, yr | 19.2 ± 7.1 | 19.0 ±7.2 | 19.4 ±7.0 | 0.9 |
| HbA1c, % | 8.9 ±1.4 | 8.8 ±1.4 | 9.2 ±1.4 | 0.2 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.9 ±3.0 | 23.9 ±3.0 | 23.9 ±3.2 | 0.9 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 117.6 ± 13.8 | 114.1 ±10.7 | 124.3 ±16.4 | 0.009 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 76.8 ± 10.3 | 74.5 ±8.4 | 81.1 ±12.3 | 0.02 |
| Antihypertensive use, % subjects | 14.3 | 11.9 | 19.1 | 0.5 |
| HTN, % subjects | 20.0 | 15.2 | 29.2 | 0.2 |
| eGFR, ml/min per 1.73 m2 | 104.0 ± 24.6 | 105.9 ±19.9 | 100 ±31.9 | 0.02 |
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HTN, hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure; T1D, type I diabetes mellitus; uPl/Cr, urinary plasmin(ogen)/creatinine.