Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical parameters of cases and controls.
| Characteristics | Cases | Controls | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 1500 | 1500 | – |
| Age (years) | 57.5±5.6 | 57.1±6.1 | 0.097 |
| Sex (% male) | 49.1 | 49.5 | 0.855 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 8.2±3.5 | 7.9±3.7 | 0.104 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4±2.7 | 25.9±3.0 | 0.148 |
| Presence of hypertension (%) | 68.9 | 67.9 | 0.556 |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.3±1.7 | 7.3±1.6 | 0.109 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.0±1.6 | 5.8±1.2 | 0.343 |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 3.24±1.72 | 3.18±1.86 | 0.619 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.28±0.33 | 1.21±0.29 | 0.283 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 150 (110–217) | 147 (104–218) | 0.450 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.5 (1.1–2.6) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 0.091 |
| Smoking (%) | 45.3 | 44.1 | 0.509 |