Table 1.
Baseline characteristics for continuous variables
| Characteristics | Mean | SD |
| Age | 65.4 | 12.7 |
| Follow-up duration (days) | 3546 | 1208 |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 6.18 | 4.56 |
| Liver function test | ||
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 81.1 | 37.6 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 28.8 | 52.9 |
| Total protein (g/L) | 74.5 | 6.67 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 38.9 | 5.04 |
| Complete blood count | ||
| Lymphocyte count (×109/L) | 1.89 | 1.04 |
| Neutrophil count (×109/L) | 5.35 | 2.69 |
| Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio | 3.72 | 4.37 |
| Hemoglobin count (×109/L) | 12.8 | 1.86 |
| Lipid profile | ||
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.23 | 0.348 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.09 | 0.941 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.12 | 1.13 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.63 | 1.51 |
| Renal function test | ||
| Creatinine (umol/L) | 102 | 87.2 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.24 | 0.522 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 139 | 3.48 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 6.96 | 4.11 |
| Glycemic control | ||
| Fasting blood glucose | 8.02 | 1.95 |
| HbA1c | 7.75 | 2.59 |
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.