Table 3 Demographic, clinical, lifestyle and laboratory characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
N | 148 |
Age (years) | 63.2 ± 9.4 |
Female | 62.8% |
White skin color | 73.0% |
Lower middle class | 46.0% |
Years of study | 7.1 ± 3.7 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 10 [5–19] |
Hypertension | |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 140.8 ± 21.9 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.5 ± 11.5 |
Current smoking | 6.8% |
Micro- or macroalbuminuria | 24.2% |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.5 ± 4.2 |
BMI >30 kg/m2 | 56.1% |
Waist circumference (cm) | |
Males | 105.5 ± 10.9 |
Females | 101.9 ± 9.9 |
Diabetes treatment | |
Diet alone | 2.7% |
Oral agents | 43.2% |
Insulin | 6.1% |
Insulin plus oral agents | 48.0% |
Hypolipidemic agents | 68.2% |
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 161.3 ± 71.9 |
A1c (%) | 8.4 ± 2.0 |
A1c <7% | 27.0% |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 174.7 ± 40.2 |
Total cholesterol <200 mg/dL | 53.4% |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 41.9 ± 10.0 |
Males | 40.5 ± 8.9 |
Females | 42.8 ± 10.6 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 100.6 ± 34.4 |
LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dL | 50.7% |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 163.2 ± 88.2 |
Triglycerides <150 mg/dL | 44.6% |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 83.7 ± 22.3 |
Glomerular filtration rate > 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 20.9% |