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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between statin and comparison groups

From: Statin use reduces cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality amongst Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 5-year cohort study

Factor

Statin Group

(N = 10,104)

Comparison Group

(N = 10,104)

P-value

Socio-Demographic (%, n)

 Age (Mean ± SD, n), year

64.80 ± 10.32 (10,104)

64.82 ± 11.19 (10,104)

0.889

 Gender

0.743

  Female

58.19% (5880)

58.42% (5903)

 

  Male

41.81% (4224)

41.58% (4201)

 

 Smoking Status

0.796

  Non-smoker

89.96% (9090)

90.07% (9101)

 

  Smoker

10.04% (1014)

9.93% (1003)

 

Clinical Parameters (Mean ± SD)

 HbA1c, %

7.31 ± 1.28 (10,104)

7.30 ± 1.33 (10,104)

0.505

 SBP, mmHg

134.98 ± 16.51 (10,104)

134.85 ± 16.88 (10,104)

0.580

 DBP, mmHg

74.94 ± 9.92 (10,104)

74.91 ± 10.05 (10,104)

0.865

 LDL-C, mmol/L

3.76 ± 0.63 (10,104)

3.75 ± 0.64 (10,104)

0.615

 BMI, kg/m2

25.73 ± 3.88 (10,104)

25.79 ± 3.91 (10,104)

0.289

 TC/ HDL-C Ratio

4.76 ± 1.11 (10,104)

4.76 ± 1.09 (10,104)

0.997

 Triglyceride, mmol/L

1.61 ± 0.79 (10,104)

1.62 ± 0.86 (10,104)

0.600

Disease Characteristics (%, n)

 Duration of DM (Mean ± SD), years

7.11 ± 6.38 (10,104)

7.10 ± 6.25 (10,104)

0.881

 Presence of Chronic Kidney Disease (%, n)

4.13% (417)

3.96% (400)

0.544

 Charlson’s Index (Mean ± SD)

3.95 ± 1.05 (10,104)

3.96 ± 1.12 (10,104)

0.496

 Hypertension

75.81% (7660)

75.93% (7672)

0.844

 Family History of DM

46.61% (4709)

47.01% (4750)

0.563

Treatment Modalities (%, n)

 Use of Insulin

1.39% (140)

1.44% (145)

0.765

 Use of Oral Diabetic Drugs

88.08% (8900)

87.91% (8882)

0.697

 Use of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

78.66% (7948)

79.05% (7987)

0.502

  1. HbA1c Haemoglobin A1c, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, LDL-C Low Density Lipoprotein - Cholesterol, BMI Body Mass Index, TC Total Cholesterol, HDL-C High Density Lipoprotein - Cholesterol, DM Diabetes Mellitus
  2. *Significant with p-value <0.05 by chi-square test or t-test as appropriate