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Table 6 Cardiovascular risk factors, markers of diabetes severity, therapeutics and duration of follow-up for patients with (CVEV = 1) and without (CVEV = 0) cardiovascular events

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

Univariate analysis

CVEV = 1

CVEV = 0

p

Hypertension, CT (%)

100

92

ns

Hypercholesterolemia, CT (%)

80

70.3

ns

Increased waist circunference, CT (%)

87.5

84.1

ns

Metabolic syndrome, CT (%)

70

69.3

ns

Duration of diabetes, CT (years, mean ± sd)

16 ± 8

13 ± 9

ns

Diabetic neuropathy, CT (%)

44.4

21.4

ns

Diabetic retinopathy/nephropathy, CT (%)

33.3

38.6

ns

Hemoglobin A1c, CT (%, mean ± sd)

7.6 ± 1.3

8.3 ± 1.8

ns

Microalbuminuria, CT (mg/24h, mean ± sd)

171.9 ± 291.4

45.1 ± 122.6

ns

Serum C-reactive protein, CT (mg/dL, mean ± sd)

0.4 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.4

ns

Percutaneous revascularization, CT (%)

20

5.3

ns

Antiplatelets, CT (%)

70

46.7

ns

Statins, CT (%)

80

66.7

ns

ACE inhibitor/ARB, CT (%)

100

84

ns

Oral hypoglycaemic therapy, CT (%)

80

88

ns

Insulin therapy, CT (%)

60

49.3

ns

Hemoglobin A1c, Fup (%, mean ± sd)

7.7 ± 1.5

7.6 ± 1.6

ns

Microalbuminuria, Fup (mg/24h, mean ± sd)

39.3 ± 46.8

39.9 ± 118.4

ns

Serum C-reactive protein, Fup (mg/24h, mean ± sd)

0.7 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.4

ns

Antiplatelets, Fup (%)

66.7

45.8

ns

Statins, Fup (%)

55.6

56.2

ns

ACE inhibitor/ARB, Fup (%)

77.8

79.2

ns

Oral hypoglycaemic therapy, Fup (%)

83.9

86.3

ns

Insulin therapy, Fup (%)

66.7

53.4

ns

Duration of follow-up (months, mean ± sd)

45.7 ± 15.6

45.2 ± 13.0

ns

  1. Legend: CT – evaluated when computed tomography was performed; for therapeutics, it includes changes performed following CT; Fup – evaluated at time of follow-up; p- significance level; ACE - angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB - angiotensin receptor blocker.