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Table 1 Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the study group classified according to glycated HbA1c level

From: Correlation between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and dyslipidaemia in asymptomatic patients with new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus

Parameter

Study group N = (100)

Group I N = (34)

Group II N = (66)

P value

Age (years)

50 ± 6

50 ± 6

51 ± 5

0.9

Sex (male)

53 (53%)

18 (50%)

35 (55%)

0.9

Smoking

 Smokers

42 (42%)

11 (32%)

31 (47%)

0.3

 Non-smokers

56 (56%)

22 (65%)

34 (51%)

 Ex-smokers

2(2%)

1(3%)

1 (2%)

Duration of DM (months)a

7 ± 4

4.8 ± 3

5.1 ± 4

0.7

Treatment

 Insulin

34 (34%)

12 (35%)

22 (33%)

0.1

 OHD

64 (64%)

20 (59%)

44 (67%)

 Insulin + OHD

2 (2%)

2 (6%)

0 (0%)

Weight (kg)

89 ± 12

88 ± 13

90 ± 11

0.4

Height (cm)

175 ± 9

173 ± 9

176 ± 8

0.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

29 ± 4

29 ± 3

30 ± 4

0.9

Body mass index class

 Normal

6 (6%)

2 (6%)

4 (6%)

0.8

 Overweight

57 (57%)

18 (53%)

39 (59%)

 Obese class I

31 (31%)

11 (32%)

20 (30%)

 Obese class II

5(5%)

3 (9%)

2 (3%)

 Obese class III

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

Pulse (bpm)

83 ± 10

83 ± 11

82 ± 5

0.8

Waist circumference (cm)

104 ± 16

102 ± 16

105 ± 16

0.7

Waist-hip ratio

0.9 ± 0.08

0.8 ± 0.08

0.9 ± 0.07

0.4

Waist-hip ratio

 < 0.8

34 (34%)

13 (38%)

21 (32%)

0.5

 > 0.8

66 (66%)

21 (62%)

45 (68%)

 

Urea (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 2

5.3 ± 2

5.4 ± 2

0.4

Creatinine (μmol/L)

74 ± 27

76 ± 32

73 ± 23

0.5

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

117 ± 29

120 ± 30

112 ± 31

0.7

S. albumin (g/dL)

3.8 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.4

0.9

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

194 ± 37

182 ± 38

201 ± 35

0.02

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

200 ± 56

182 ± 51

210 ± 57

0.03

LDL (mg/dL)

127 ± 27

120 ± 23

130 ± 28

0.08

HDL (mg/dL)

41 ± 10

45 ± 9

39 ± 10

0.001

  1. Obesity class: overweight 25.0–29.9, obese class I 30.0–34.9, obese class II 35.0–39.9, obese class III ≥ 40
  2. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, FBG fasting blood glucose, 2hPPBG 2-h post-prandial blood glucose, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein
  3. aDuration since diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in months