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Table 1 Characteristics of evaluated groups

From: Influence of type 2 diabetes on symbolic analysis and complexity of heart rate variability in men

Characteristics

T2D

CG

P-value

Age (years)

50.53 ± 6.96

50.26 ± 7.96

0.345

Body mass (Kg)

86.64 ± 13.86

80.24 ± 9.38

0.057

Height (m)

1.74 ± 0.09

1.75 ± 0.08

0.823

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.26 ± 4.13

26.21 ± 1.77

0.062

Percentage of total body fat

24.94 ± 6.20

23.38 ± 3.61

0.384

VO2 peak (ml/min)

1672.05 ± 345.01

1850.89 ± 238.09

0.070

Time of diabetes (years)

11.13 ± 6.41

-

-

Laboratory Exams

   

PCR (mg/dL)

1.12 ± 1.48

0.69 ± 0.66

0.874

HbA1c (%)

8.54 ± 2.15

5.85 ± 0.30

<0.001*

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

69.80 ± 23.55

40.44 ± 3.26

<0.001*

Estimated mean glycemia (mg/dL)

197.79 ± 61.91

119.47 ± 9.95

<0.001*

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

193.79 ± 28.61

198.21 ± 39.33

0.635

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

45.37 ± 10.32

46.79 ± 11.02

0.573

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

113.53 ± 32.12

119.26 ± 30.62

0.253

VLDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

33.84 ± 18.49

31.05 ± 16.11

0.452

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

170.47 ± 92.57

156.37 ± 80.06

0.093

Risk factors

   

Hypertension

2 (10.53%)

-

-

Obesity

5 (26.31%)

-

-

Dyslipidemia

7 (36.84%)

9 (47.37%)

-

Medications

   

Oral hypoglycemic drugs

8 (42.11%)

-

-

Insulin

4 (21.05%)

-

-

Oral hypoglycemic drugs + insulin

4 (21.05%)

  

Anti-hypertensive drugs

5 (26.31%)

-

-

ACE Inhibitor

1 (5.26%)

-

-

- Calcium channel blocker (amlodipina)

1 (5.26%)

-

-

- Angiotensin II receptor antagonist

2 (10.53%)

-

-

- Hydrochlorothiazide

1 (5.26%)

-

-

- Clonidine

1 (5.26%)

-

-

- Hypolipidemic drug

2 (10.53%)

3 (15.79%)

 

Deep breathing testing

   

E/I

1.27 ± 0.20

1.29 ± 0.16

0.352

ΔIE

18.53 ± 14.94

16.73 ± 8.82

0.494

  1. The data are presented in mean ± standard deviation. T2D = group with type 2 diabetes; CG = Control Group; BMI = body mass index; VO2 peak = oxygen consumption at peak of physical effort; PCR = C-reactive protein; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin.*p < 0.05.