Table 1 –
Baseline characteristics of the analytical sample.
| General (n = 656) (A) |
CHC (n = 201) (B) |
MHC (n = 455) (C) |
Difference (C - B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Sex (% of male) | 0.29 (0.45) | 0.36 (0.48) | 0.26 (0.44) | −0.10* |
| Age (years) | 55.73 (11.23) | 56.98 (12.26) | 55.17 (10.72) | −1.73* |
| Year of Dx (years) | 2007 (7.04) | 2008 (7.21) | 2006 (6.93) | −2.00* |
| Years with the disease (years) | 7.80 (7.01) | 6.80 (7.21) | 8.24 (6.89) | 1.40* |
| Biomarkers | ||||
| HbA1c (%) | 8.20 (2.20) | 8.40 (2.24) | 8.11 (2.17) | −0.29 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.36 (16.06) | 73.95 (13.91) | 73.10 (16.94) | −0.85 |
| Height (cm) | 156.36 (8.48) | 157.49 (8.36) | 155.85 (8.50) | −1.60* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.96 (5.88) | 29.85 (5.37) | 30.01 (6.09) | 0.16 |
| Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 120.17 (17.42) | 122.36 (15.97) | 119.20 (17.96) | −3.10* |
| Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 75.39 (10.36) | 77.77 (10.86) | 74.34 (9.96) | −3.43* |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 180.83 (42.34) | 185.01 (40.06) | 178.99 (43.22) | −6.01* |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 175.73 (105.83) | 192.61 (98.88) | 168.27 (108.03) | −24.4* |
Note: Statistical significance level < 0.05.
*
Chi-Squared and t-student tests for categorical and continuous variables respectively.