Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n = 605)
| Variablesa | Data |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 27.2 (7.7) |
| Age at diabetes onset, years | 8.2 (4.1) |
| Diabetes duration, years | 19.0 (7.4) |
| Female, % (n) | 49.8 (301) |
| BP, mm Hg | |
| SBP | 112.9 (14.7) |
| DBP | 72.5 (10.8) |
| PP | 40.4 (10.3) |
| MAP | 85.9 (11.3) |
| Antihypertensive medication use, % (n) | 12.9 (78) |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 14.4 (87) |
| Pulse rate, beats/min | 78 (10) |
| HbA1c, % | 8.8 (1.5) |
| Ever smoker, % (n) | 37.2 (225) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.5 (3.2) |
| High WHRb, % (n) | 4.8 (29) |
| AER, μg/min | 14.4 (7.2, 101.7) |
| Raised albuminuria, % (n) | 44.4 (269) |
| Cholesterol, mg/dL | |
| Total | 189.6 (41.0) |
| Non-HDL | 135.6 (41.0) |
| HDL | |
| Male | 49.5 (9.8) |
| Female | 58.4 (12.9) |
Abbreviations: AER, urinary albumin excretion rate; BMI, body mass index; BP = Blood pressure; CAD, coronary artery disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IQR, interquartile range; MAP, mean artery pressure; PP, pulse pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WHR, waist–hip ratio.
aCategorical variables were presented as percentage (number) and continuous variables as mean (SD) or median (IQR).
bHigh WHR defined as >1 if men or >0.85 if women.