Table 1:

Demographic and clinical informationa

T2DM (n = 58)Healthy Controls (n = 58)StatisticsP
Demographics
    Age (yr)56.09 ± 8.1654.66 ± 7.03t = 1.012.314
    Sex (M/F)34:2435:23χ2 = 0.036.850
    Education level (yr)11.72 ± 3.3111.07 ± 2.64t = 1.178.241
Clinical information
    Disease duration (mo)91.25 ± 69.81
    BMI (kg/m2)25.57 ± 2.1924.64 ± 2.99t = 1.915.058
    Systolic BP (mm Hg)130 (110–170)122.5 (100–170)z = −1.713.087
    Diastolic BP (mm Hg)80 (60–100)80 (60–100)z = −1.015.310
    FBG (mmol/L)8.06 ± 2.815.13 ± 0.65t = 7.717<.001
    HbA1c (%)8.35 ± 2.105.56 ± 0.33t = 10.020<.001
    HbA1c (mmol/mol)67.76 ± 22.8737.31 ± 3.62t = 10.013<.001
    Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.06 ± 1.355.39 ± 0.91t = −1.541.126
    Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.66 (0.49–8.03)1.24 (0.46–7.35)z = −1.698.090
    HDL (mmol/L)1.15 ± 0.271.27 ± 0.31t = −2.167.032
    LDL (mmol/L)3.17 ± 0.933.47 ± 0.85t = −1.799.075
  • Note:—FBG indicates fasting blood glucose; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; BP, blood pressure; BMI, body mass index.

  • a Data distributed normally or non-normally are presented as mean ± SD or median (range).