A Comparative Assessment of Cardiovascular Autonomic Reflex Testing and Cardiac ¹²³I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus without Complications or Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Males (%)	59.2
Mean age (years)	36 ± 10
Mean duration of diabetes mellitus (years)	19 ± 6
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	115 ± 10
Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	78 ± 8
Mean body mass index (kg/m^2)	25.2 ± 3.1
Retinopathy (%)	20.4
Microalbuminuria (%)	12.2
Mean HbA1c (%)	6.9 ± 1.5
Mean hematocrit (%)	42.1 ± 1.1
Mean aspartate transaminase (IU/L)	27.3 ± 1.9
Mean alanine transaminase (IU/L)	28.8 ± 1.3
Mean triglycerides (mg/dL)	117.8 ± 20.2
Mean total cholesterol (mg/dL)	159.4 ± 14.5
Mean high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	48.1 ± 13.3