Table 1 Clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetic study participants with and without MACE

Duration of diabetes (years)

9.91 ± 6.87

6.92 ± 5.72

0.007

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)

208.82 ± 56.04

177.54 ± 55.94

0.001

Fasting insulin (IU/µl)

25.09 ± 7.2

18.52 ± 6.08

<0.001

Syntax score

24.14 ± 10.42

11.46 ± 8.97

<0.001

TC/HDL

4.19 ± 1.40

4.25 ± 1.55

0.803

LDL-C (mg/dl)

106.41 ± 40.51

100.69 ± 42.47

0.392

HbA1C

9.07 ± 1.54

8.95 ± 2.03

0.722

Microalbumin (mg/l)

58.55 ± 26.27

34.25 ± 18.29

0.266

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.55 ± 3.03

23.66 ± 2.68

0.023

Waist circumference (cm)

87.92 ± 10.22

90.02 ± 7.83

0.186

Ejection fraction

46.58 ± 10.93

50.79 ± 8.66

0.015

Presence of hypertension (%)

21 (42%)

77 (48.7%)

0.406

Smoking (%)

8 (16%)

23 (14.6%)

0.803

Females (%)

15 (30%)

51 (32.3%)

–

Males (%)

35 (70%)

107 (67.7%)

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