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Table 4 Risk factors and risk profile by the time of CT (before) and at time of follow-up (after)

From: Can cardiac computed tomography predict cardiovascular events in asymptomatic type-2 diabetics?: results of a long term follow-up

Risk profile

At CT

At follow-up

p

Framingham, mean ± sd

21.0 ± 11.6

20.8 ± 9.60

ns

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± sd

158 ± 18

145 ± 21

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L), mean ± sd

4.5 ± 1.3

4.4 ± 1.1

ns

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L), mean ± sd

2.7 ± 1.1

2.4 ± 0.9

ns

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L), mean ± sd

0.7 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.4

ns

Triglycerides (mmol/L), mean ± sd

1.4 ± 1.3

1.2 ± 0.4

ns

Hemoglobin A1c (%), mean ± sd

7.8 ± 1.7

7.2 ± 1.5

0.049

Microalbuminuria (mg/24h), mean ± sd

61.2 ± 132.4

41.8 ± 97.5

ns

Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1,73m2), mean ± sd

98.4 ± 25.7

80 ± 26.1

<0.001

Waist circunference (cm), mean ± sd

104 ± 9

106 ± 10

ns

Current smoking, n (%)

8 (9.4%)

5 (5.9%)

ns

  1. Legend: p – significance level.