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Table 1 General characteristics of the study populations

From: Differential associations of central and brachial blood pressure with carotid atherosclerosis and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

Age (year)

55.8 ± 11.3

Men/Women (%)

115/86 (57.2/42.8)

Duration of DM(year)

8.5 ± 7.5

Hypertension, n (%)

96 (47.8%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.9 ± 3.1

Central SBP (mmHg)

121.7 ± 17

Central PP (mmHg)

49.4 ± 13.3

Brachial PP (mmHg)

49 ±12

Systolic BP (mmHg)

121.4 ± 15.6

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

72.3 ± 10

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

162.7 ± 36.2

Triglyceride (mg/dL)*

121 (88, 169)

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

48 ± 13

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

94.7 ± 33

hsCRP (mg/dL)*

0.09 (0.05, 0.18)

HbA1C (%)

7.6 ± 1.6

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

76 ± 18

Mean CIMT (mm)

0.62 ± 0.14

Mean ABI

1.14 ± 0.07

Mean baPWV (cm/sec)

1555 ± 405

HOMA-IR*

2.81 (1.89, 4.5)

DPN, n(%)

56 (28%)

CAN, n (%)

65 (32.6%)

Diabetic nephropathy, n (%)

47 (23.4%)

Diabetic retinopathy, n (%)

39 (19.4%)

  1. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for variables which are normally distributed or as median (interquartile range) for variables which are not normally distributed or as number of participants (percentages). DM: diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; ABI: ankle-brachial index; baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; DPN: diabetic peripheral neuropathy; CAN: cardiac autonomic neuropathy.
  2. *Natural logarithmic transformation were performed before analysis.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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