Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy Is Strongly Predictive of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Characteristics and biochemical data of patients with type 2 diabetes.

CharacteristicsMean ± SD [median (IQR)]

Age (year)63.8 ± 9.2
Male/female117/57
Body weight (kg)69.8 ± 12.2
Body height (cm)162.4 ± 8.0
Body mass index (kg/m2)26.2 ± 3.7
Waist circumstance (cm)93.2 ± 10.6
Duration of diabetes (year)11.9 ± 7.0

HbA1c (mmol/mol) (NGSP, %)55 ± 10 (7.2 ± 0.9)
GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)60.4 ± 29.1
UACR (mg/mg)0.10 [0.02, 0.38]
hsCRP (mg/L)1.00 [0.44, 2.3]
UA (mg/dL)7.3 ± 2.0
Cholesterol (mg/dL)153.2 ± 29.5
LDL-C (mg/dL)74.1 ± 26.3
HDL-C (mg/dL)52.3 ± 13.6
Triglycerides (mg/dL)114.0 [80.8, 168.0]

SBP (mmHg)138.8 ± 19.1
DBP (mmHg)74.2 ± 10.5

HR_DB (beats/min)7.2 ± 4.6
VR1.29 ± 0.18
−1.04 ± 1.06
−1.83 ± 0.78
Cardiovagal subscore0 0, 3 [min, max]
Adrenergic subscore0 0, 2 [min, max]
CASS0 0, 5 [min, max]

: valid case number; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; HbA1c: glycohemoglobin; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; UACR: urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; UA: uric acid; hsCRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR_DB: heart rate response to deep breathing; VR: Valsalva ratio; CASS: Composite Autonomic Scoring Scale.