Research Article

Trends in the Levels of Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins and the Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Adults with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in the Southwest Chinese Han Population during 2003–2012

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

2003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-2012

Sample sizes 122 212 184 240 236
Men 61 128 108 132 121
Women 61 84 76 108 115
Mean age (years)56.89 ± 12.8757.35 ± 13.0056.24 ± 12.4256.00 ± 12.1355.90 ± 11.93
BMI (kg/m2)25.12 ± 2.1425.18 ± 2.6425.19 ± 2.9625.20 ± 2.0824.58 ± 2.94
HbA1C (%)10.25 ± 1.2210.16 ± 2.3710.64 ± 2.3210.26 ± 3.1010.27 ± 2.60

Values are expressed as means ± SD. BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: haemoglobin A1c.