Relationship between Autonomic Nervous System Function and Continuous Interstitial Glucose Measurement in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics.
Variable
Value
N
50
Gender male n ()
29 (58)
Age (years)
58.4 ± 9.9
BMI (kg/m²)
30.8 ± 5.7
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
128.3 ± 15.5
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
74.9 ± 10.2
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
7.7 ± 2.2
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.7 ± 0.9
Triglycerides (mmol/L)*
1.6 (1.2–2.2)
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.2 ± 0.2
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.8 ± 0.9
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
7.7 ± 2.2
HbA1c (mmol/mol)
54.3 ± 12.6
Duration of diabetes (years)*
5.5 (2.0–9.25)
Presence of hypertension
31 (62)
Smokers
21 (42)
Treatment with sulphonylureas
26 (52)
Treatment with metformin
47 (94)
Treatment with meglitinides
1 (2)
Treatment with thiazolidinediones
8 (16)
Treatment with sitagliptin
10 (20)
(Data are presented as mean (SD) or as (%).
*Median value (interquartile range). BMI: body mass index, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure 90 mm Hg or the use of antihypertensive medication.