Research Article

Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Variants and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Influence of Angiotensinogen

Table 2

Demographic and clinical data of male participants.

CharacteristicsMean ± SD value
Control ()DM ()

Age (years)57.4 ± 6.858.13 ± 6.20.753a
BMI (kg/m2)26.7 ± 4.127.2 ± 4.10.986a
Waist circumference (cm)90.8 ± 11.195.3 ± 11.70.003a
Waist-to-hip ratio0.90 ± 0.10.94 ± 0.1<0.0001
Systolic pressure (mmHg)131.30 ± 15.7133.78 ± 14.90.112
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)79.11 ± 10.378.22 ± 9.00.676
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)5.29 ± 0.78.33 ± 2.8<0.0001
HbA1c (%) (mmol/mol)5.44 ± 0.5 (35.93 ± 5.6)8.65 ± 2.0 (70.98 ± 21.7)<0.0001
Serum urea (mmol/L)5.28 ± 2.35.42 ± 1.60.101
Serum creatinine (mmol/L)91.70 ± 19.599.60 ± 23.50.022
Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.72 m2)79.20 ± 19.275.40 ± 21.10.232a
Triglyceride (mmol/L)2.35 ± 8.11.78 ± 1.00.276
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.38 ± 5.94.50 ± 1.20.005
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.24 ± 0.41.98 ± 9.20.088
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.94 ± 0.92.53 ± 0.9<0.0001

values were obtained using independent -test and other comparisons used Mann-Whitney test.