Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Microalbuminuria by High-Frequency Ultrasonography
Table 1
Characteristics of patients of the study groups (M P25−P75).
Characteristic
Normoalbuminuria group
Microalbuminuria group
P value
Sex (F/M)
66/64
62/58
NS
Smoker (%)
21.5
22.5
NS
Age (yrs)
50.70
48.82–52.60
51.94
49.71–54.25
NS
Duration of diabetes (yrs)
6.79
5.69–8.03
7.46
6.32–8.38
NS
Waist circumference (cm)
79.88
78.25–81.49
83.25
81.55–84.88
<0.05
Hip circumference (cm)
85.16
83.84–86.23
89.6
88.2–102.5
<0.05
BMI (kg/m2)
23.34
22.65–24.25
25.55
25.02–26.37
<0.05
Systolic BP (mmHg)
116.48
13.38–119.77
117.14
113.65–120.34
NS
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
74.92
73.5–76.7
73.65
71.76–75.45
NS
FBG (mmoL)
8.38
7.55–9.25
11.65
10.62–12.64
<0.05
HbA1c (%)
6.54
6.31–6.82
7.92
7.72–8.15
<0.05
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.46
4.22–4.70
4.66
4.52–4.88
NS
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.52
1.26–1.78
2.12
1.85–2.39
<0.05
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
3.05
2.79–3.29
3.15
2.97–3.30
NS
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
0.92
0.84–0.97
0.92
0.86–0.96
NS
UAER (mg/24 hr)
11.25
9.49–12.8
87.55
74.56–100.58
<0.05
IMT (mm)
0.75
0.72–0.77
0.92
0.87–0.95
<0.05
NS: not significant; F/M: female/male; BP: blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; UAGR: urinary albumin excretion rate.
