Table 2.
The characteristics of patients with different tertiles of baseline HbA1C.
| HbA1c ≤ 6.7% (n = 799) |
6.7% < HbA1c ≤ 8.2% (n = 891) |
8.2% < HbA1c (n = 933) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic characteristics | ||||
| Gender | 0.309 | |||
| Female | 358 (44.8%) | 403 (45.2%) | 449 (48.1%) | |
| Male | 441 (55.2%) | 488 (54.8%) | 484 (51.9%) | |
| Age | 62.08 ± 12.80 | 64.26 ± 11.38 | 59.01 ± 13.03 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 162.33 ± 9.00 | 162.56 ± 8.28 | 162.29 ± 9.02 | 0.786 |
| Weight (kg) | 66.84 ± 13.47 | 68.07 ± 13.78 | 68.71 ± 14.48 | 0.020 |
| Body mass index | 25.26 ± 4.07 | 25.67 ± 4.39 | 26.01 ± 4.74 | 0.002 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 138.39 ± 21.07 | 140.41 ± 20.78 | 141.36 ± 22.73 | 0.016 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.59 ± 12.01 | 78.80 ± 11.89 | 80.64 ± 12.97 | 0.001 |
| Comorbidity | ||||
| Hypertension | 311 (38.9%) | 341 (38.3%) | 345 (36.9%) | 0.682 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 187 (23.4%) | 236 (26.5%) | 177 (19.0%) | 0.001 |
| Stroke | 101 (12.6%) | 117 (13.1%) | 132 (14.1%) | 0.644 |
| Diabetic neuropathy | 61 (7.6%) | 63 (7.1%) | 91 (9.7%) | 0.090 |
| Laboratory test | ||||
| HbA1c (%) | 6.12 ± 0.43 | 7.41 ± 0.42 | 10.12 ± 1.69 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 124.15 ± 33.53 | 138.02 ± 41.28 | 176.33 ± 74.30 | <0.001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 134.53 ± 106.32 | 145.88 ± 86.40 | 186.12 ± 149.67 | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 164.57 ± 39.09 | 166.30 ± 41.32 | 180.32 ± 49.60 | <0.001 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 96.19 ± 33.29 | 96.09 ± 32.47 | 106.46 ± 39.34 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 46.54 ± 12.86 | 46.45 ± 12.65 | 45.42 ± 12.53 | 0.117 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.62 ± 2.08 | 1.47 ± 1.70 | 1.45 ± 1.74 | 0.107 |
| ALT (U/L) | 22.53 ± 20.98 | 23.07 ± 18.91 | 24.39 ± 38.45 | 0.355 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.42 ± 2.06 | 12.64 ± 1.96 | 12.86 ± 2.00 | <0.001 |
| White blood cell (103/uL) | 7.26 ± 4.73 | 7.47 ± 4.66 | 7.82 ± 2.93 | 0.018 |
| Platelets (103/uL) | 203.70 ± 70.38 | 212.64 ± 69.60 | 231.26 ± 79.68 | <0.001 |
SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, and ALT = alanine aminotransferase.