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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and comparisons between 86 women and 104 men with T1D

From: Midnight salivary cortisol secretion and the use of antidepressants were associated with abdominal obesity in women with type 1 diabetes: a cross sectional study

 

All patients

Women

Men

p a

N

190

86

104

 

Age (years)

43 (32, 51; 18–59)

42 (31, 50)

45 (32, 53)

0.11

Diabetes duration (years)

20 (11, 29; 1–55)

18 (10, 29)

21 (12, 33)

0.20

Abdominal obesityb

29 (15)

21 (24)

8 (8)

0.002c

General obesityd

22 (12)

14 (16)

8 (8)

0.073c

HbA1c

 mmol/mol

63 (54, 71)

64 (54, 71)

62 (54, 68)

0.39

 %

7.9 (7.1, 8.6)

8.0 (7.1, 8.7)

7.8 (7.1, 8.4)

 

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.6 (4.1, 5.1)

4.6 (4.1, 5.4)

4.6 (4.1, 5.1)

0.39

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.8 (2.4, 3.3)

2.7 (2.4, 3.3)

2.8 (2.4, 3.3)

0.97

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

0.8 (0.6, 1.3)

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.83

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.6 (1.3, 1.8)

1.6 (1.4, 1.9)

1.5 (1.3, 1.7)

0.040

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

120 (115, 130)

120 (110, 130)

125 (120, 130)

0.006

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

70 (70, 75)

70 (65, 75)

70 (70, 80)

0.009

Hypoglycaemia (severe episodes)

9 (5)

5 (6)

4 (4)

0.73c

Smokinge

16 (9)

5 (6)

11 (11)

0.30c

Physical inactivityf

19 (10)

9 (11)

10 (10)

0.81c

Physical activity (times/week)

 > 5

63 (38)

32 (39)

37 (36)

0.74g

 3–5

59 (32)

27 (33)

32 (32)

 1–2

36 (20)

14 (17)

22 (22)

 < 1

19 (10)

9 (11)

10 (10)

Depression

20 (10)

8 (9)

12 (12)

0.64c

Alexithymia

30 (16)

17 (20)

13 (12)

0.23c

Antidepressants

13 (7)

9 (10)

4 (4)

0.087c

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

19 (10)

11 (13)

8 (8)

0.33c

Lipid lowering drugs

91 (48)

39 (45)

52 (50)

0.56c

Antihypertensive drugs

59 (31)

21 (24)

38 (36)

0.084c

Cardiovascular complications

7 (4)

2 (2)

5 (5)

0.46c

  1. Data are n (%) or median (q1, q3; min–max). aMann–Whitney U test unless otherwise indicated. bWC (meters): women ≥ 0.88/men ≥ 1.02. cFisher’s exact test. dBMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Missing values (all/women/men): en = 5/3/2; fn = 7/4/3. gLinear-by-linear association