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Mean age, years (SD)
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55.6 (10.1)
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56 (10.9)
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0.74
|
55.8 (10.5)
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Known duration of diabetes*
|
3.0 (0.5-5.0)
|
3.0 (0.5-5.0)
|
0.46
|
3.0 (0.5-5.0)
|
|
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)
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27.0 (4.2)
|
28.8 (5.0)
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<0.001
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27.9 (4.7)
|
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Mean waist circumference, cm (SD)
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95.9 (9.6)
|
97.4 (11.0)
|
0.20
|
96.6 (10.4)
|
|
Mean systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD)
|
142.9 (24.5)
|
142.8 (25.2)
|
0.95
|
142.7 (24.8)
|
|
Mean diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD)
|
84.3 (11.9)
|
83.0 (11.8)
|
0.37
|
83.7 (11.9)
|
|
Hypertension, n (%)
|
84 (53.5%)
|
83 (55%)
|
0.80
|
167 (54.2%)
|
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Smoking, n (%)
|
13 (8.3%)
|
2 (1.3%)
|
0.003
|
15 (4.9%)
|
|
Mean total cholesterol, g/L (SD)
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1.78 (0.56)
|
1.80 (0.52)
|
0.79
|
1.79 (0.54)
|
|
Mean LDL cholesterol, g/L (SD)
|
1.10 (0.53)
|
1.12 (0.49)
|
0.69
|
1.11 (0.51)
|
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Mean HDL cholesterol, g/L (SD)
|
0.53 (0.21)
|
0.58 (0.22)
|
0.04
|
0.56 (0.22)
|
|
Triglycerides (g/l)*
|
0.92 (0.65-1.25)
|
0.84 (0.58-1.26)
|
0.41
|
0.88 (0.63-1.26)
|
|
Mean fasting glucose, g/L (SD)
|
1.57 (0.64)
|
1.48 (0.61)
|
0.25
|
1.53 (0.62)
|
|
Mean post-prandial glucose, g/l (SD)
|
1.96 (0.86)
|
1.78 (0.81)
|
0.04
|
1.87 (0.84)
|
|
Glucose control treatments
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|
Oral agents, n (%)
|
114 (72.6%)
|
108 (71.5%)
|
0.83
|
222 (72.1%)
|
|
Insulin, n (%)
|
32 (20.4%)
|
46 (30.5%)
|
0.04
|
78 (25.3%)
|
|
Insulin and Oral agents, n (%)
|
8 (5.1%)
|
18 (11.9%)
|
0.04
|
26 (8.4%)
|
|
Blood pressure lowering medications, n (%)
|
65 (41.4%)
|
73 (48.3%)
|
0.22
|
138 (44.8%)
|
|
Statins use, n (%)
|
2 (1.3%)
|
1 (0.7%)
|
0.58
|
3 (1%)
|
|
Aspirin use, n (%)
|
2 (1.3%)
|
2 (1.3%)
|
> 0.99
|
4 (1.3%)
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