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Table 2 Clinical and metabolic characterization of patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy, type 1 diabetes and healthy individuals

From: Early commitment of cardiovascular autonomic modulation in Brazilian patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy

Variables

CGL (n = 10)

Type 1 diabetes (n = 20)

Healthy (n = 20)

p1

p2

p3

Female, % (n)

60 (6)

55 (11)

60 (12)

1.000

1.000

1.000

Age (years)

12 (7; 30)

13 (7; 32)

12 (7; 31)

0.338

0.642

0.287

pBMI (%) children and adolescents

62 (41; 94)

n = 8

69 (7; 93)

n = 16

52 (10; 82)

n = 16

0.602

0.100

0.175

BMI (Kg/m2) adults

22.3 (22.0; 22.7)

n = 2

22.8 (21.2; 23.7)

n = 4

23.7 (22.5; 24.8)

n = 4

0.643

0.165

0.248

Age group

Pre-pubertal: 10 (1)

Pre-pubertal: 10 (2)

Pre-pubertal: 20 (4)

1.000

0.508

0.294

Pubertal: 70 (7)

Pubertal: 70 (14)

Pubertal: 60 (12)

Adult: 20 (2)

Adult: 20 (4)

Adult: 20 (4)

Basal HR (bpm)

90 (72; 109)

77 (59; 99)

71 (53; 94)

0.013

0.006

0.440

Systolic BP (mmHg)

123 (90; 175)

102 (87; 126)

104 (80; 113)

0.004

0.001

0.694

Dyastolic BP (mmHg)

78 (50; 109)

66 (50; 86)

66 (60; 80)

0.004

0.006

0.479

Diabetes Mellitus, % (n)

70 (7)

100 (20)

0

0.030

0.000

0.000

Diabetes duration (years)

8 (1; 14)

5 (1; 12)

0

NA

0.260

NA

Glycated hemoglobin (mmol/mol)

55 (25; 109)

62 (33; 105)

33 (22; 40)

0.251

0.006

0.000

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

7.2 (4.4; 12.1)

7.8 (5.2; 11.8)

5.2 (4.2; 5.8)

0.251

0.006

0.000

Peripheral neuropathy, % (n)

30 (3)

15 (3)

0

0.372

0.030

0.231

Nephropathy, % (n)

60 (6)

0

0

0.000

0.000

1.000

Metformin, % (n)

80 (8)

0

0

0.000

0.000

1.000

Pioglitazone, % (n)

30 (3)

0

0

0.030

0.030

1.000

Losartan, % (n)

10 (1)

0

0

0.333

0.333

1.000

Ciprofibrate, % (n)

20 (2)

0

0

0.106

0.106

1.000

Use of insulin, % (n)

40 (4)

100 (20)

0

0.000

0.008

0.000

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.4 (3.8; 13,8)

6,2 (4,2; 12,3)

4.5 (4.7; 5.2)

0.644

0.045

0.000

Basal insulin (mUI/mL)

27.8 (6.7; 102.0)

NA

9.8 (2.8; 13.4)

NA

0.000

NA

HOMA-IR

6.8 (1.2; 9.3)

NA

2.2 (0.5; 2.8)

NA

0.000

NA

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.5 (2.5; 20.0)

NA

4.0 (2.1; 5.1)

NA

0.644

NA

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.8 (0.6; 1.3)

NA

1.4 (1.2; 2.2)

NA

0.000

NA

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.1 (1.2; 4.0)

NA

2.2 (1.1; 3.7)

NA

0.611

NA

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.3 (1.0; 80.4)

NA

0.8 (0.5; 1.7)

NA

0.001

NA

Leptin (ng/mL)

1.1 (0.8; 1.7)

NA

4.9 (1.3; 33.0)

NA

0.000

NA

ACR (mg/g)

85.3 (3.1; 5535.0)

NA

5.9 (2.5; 24.9)

NA

0.004

NA

  1. CGL congenital generalized lipodystrophy, BMI body mass index, HR cardiac frequency, BP blood pressure, DM diabetes mellitus, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, ACR albumin/creatinine ratio, NA not available. Tests: Fischer’s exact test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables; p1: comparison between CGL and type 1 diabetes groups; p2: comparison between CGL and healthy groups; p3: comparison between type 1 diabetes and healthy individuals. Statistical significance p < 0.050 are marked in italic