Coronary Plaque Characteristics Assessed by 256-Slice Coronary CT Angiography and Association with High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Symptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Basic characteristics.
Characteristic
All patients
DM2 patients
Non-DM patients
Number ()
205
98
107
Age (years)
48 ± 15
46 ± 14
44 ± 13
Male (%)
108 (52.7)
55 (56.1)
48 (44.9)
BMI (kg/m2)
22.15 ± 2.36
23.22 ± 1.37
22.43 ± 2.14
Mean heart rate
65 ± 13
64 ± 11
63 ± 12
Hypertension (%)
131 (63.9)
78 (79.6)
53 (49.5)
Current smoking (%)
82 (40.0)
40 (40.8)
42 (39.3)
Family history of coronary disease (%)
116 (56.6)
55 (56.1)
61 (57.0)
TC (mmol/L)
4.82 ± 1.12
4.85 ± 1.09
4.86 ± 1.14
TG (mmol/L)
2.18 ± 0.81
2.09 ± 1.02
1.91 ± 0.78
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.24 ± 0.28
1.19 ± 0.23
1.34 ± 0.26
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.96 ± 0.45
2.92 ± 0.63
2.94 ± 0.46
Data are mean ± SD or (%). BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
