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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to renal status

From: Endothelin-1 gene polymorphisms and diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Controls (n = 308)

Cases (n = 240)

P*

Male gender, n (%)

118 (38.3)

144 (60.0)

<0.001

Duration of diabetes (years)

13.4 ± 7.2

17.2 ± 9.6

<0.001

Age (years)

60.6 ± 9.7

61.2 ± 9.9

0.477

BMI (kg/m2)

28.4 ± 4.7

28.4 ± 5.2

0.999

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

142 ± 23.5

149 ± 24.1

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

85 ± 13.5

86 ± 14.0

0.398

HbA1c (%)

6.88 ± 1.57

6.85 ± 2.06

0.847

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

161.8 ± 59.5

168.3 ± 75.3

0.260

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 (0.5–1.4)

2.9 (0.6–13.9)

<0.001

Cholesterol, total (mg/dL)

206 ± 44.2

203.1 ± 52.6

0.469

Cholesterol, HDL (mg/dL)

46.7 ± 11.5

41.7 ± 11.7

<0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

143 (40–659)

171 (45–1265)

<0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SD, median (range) or %
  2. * P values computed by Chi square or Student’s t test as appropriate. Bonferroni threshold for multiple comparisons = 0.0042