Sex Differences in the Renal Function Decline of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 5

The clinical characteristics of males and PS-matched females.

	Males	Females	value
	()	()
Annual eGFR change (%/year)	−1.7 ± 1.6	−3.3 ± 2.5	0.001
Variables used in the PS matching
Age (years)	52.9 ± 7.4	51.1 ± 9.0	0.318
Diabetes duration (years)	4.9 ± 4.9	4.4 ± 4.9	0.703
DR (yes/no)	2 (4.9)	6 (14.6)	0.264
HbA1c (%)	9.5 ± 2.7	9.4 ± 2.2	0.915
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	80.1 ± 29.8	79.5 ± 24.0	0.915
Proteinuria (yes/no)	6 (14.6)	10 (24.4)	0.404
SBP (mmHg)	141.2 ± 21.8	143.0 ± 22.9	0.716
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.3 ± 0.8	3.3 ± 0.6	0.969

Data are presented as means ± SD or number (%).