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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study participants according to gender

From: The relationship between the regional abdominal adipose tissue distribution and the serum uric acid levels in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Clinical characteristics

Total

(n = 699)

Male

(n = 310)

Female

(n = 389)

P value

Age, years

55 ± 14

51 ± 13

58 ± 14

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

25.2 ± 3.9

24.6 ± 3.5

25.5 ± 4.2

0.003

Total fat area, Cm2

283 ± 125

245 ± 118

314 ± 121

< 0.001

Visceral fat area, Cm2

122 ± 61

125 ± 66

121 ± 58

0.411

Subcutaneous fat area, Cm2

161 ± 83

122 ± 66

191 ± 82

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

131 ± 17

132 ± 17

131 ± 16

0.719

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

79 ± 11

79 ± 12

79 ± 10

0.591

Duration of diabetes, months

69 ± 87

50 ± 73

84 ± 94

< 0.001

Serum uric acid, mg/dL

4.6 ± 1.5

5.1 ± 1.5

4.2 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Hyperuricemia, n (%)

95 (14)

77 (25)

18 (5)

< 0.001

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

0.9 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.3

0.225

Estimated GFR, ml/min/1.73 m2

94.4 ± 27.6

95.8 ± 23.1

93.3 ± 30.7

0.243

Hemoglobin, g/dL

13.4 ± 1.9

14.5 ± 2.0

12.6 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Serum albumin, g/dL

4.3 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.5

4.3 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Serum total cholesterol, mg/dL

189 ± 45

185 ± 44

192 ± 46

0.048

Serum triglyceride, mg/dL

170 ± 112

181 ± 128

160 ± 95

0.020

Serum HDL, mg/dL

51 ± 15

48 ± 15

53 ± 15

< 0.001

Urinary albumin excretion rate, μg/min

7.1 (4.2-18.7)

7.0 (4.3-19.6)

7.2 (4.1-17.6)

0.785

Hemoglobin A1c

9.0 ± 2.4

9.2 ± 2.5

8.9 ± 2.3

0.100

HOMA-IR

2.5 (1.6-3.9)

2.1 (1.4-3.3)

2.7 (1.8-4.6)

< 0.001

Lipoprotein (a), (IU/L)

170 (50-389)

148 (34-351)

148 (59-402)

0.065

hs-CRP, mg/dL

0.2 (0.1-0.7)

0.2 (0.1-0.9)

0.2 (0.1-0.7)

0.815

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SDs, medians (interquartile range) or n(%).