Research Article

A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study of Antihypertensive Drug Use and New-Onset Diabetes in Taiwanese Patients

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of all patients.

NODNon-NODTotal value
( ) ( ) ( )

Age (year-old)59.8 ± 11.456.4 ± 13.656.8 ± 13.40.003
Male (%)50 (42)397 (45)447 (45)0.537
Current smoking (%)19 (16)122 (14)141 (14)0.496
Familial history of DM (%)18 (15)105 (12)123 (12)0.338
BMI ≥ 27 (%)43 (36)202 (23)245 (24)0.002
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)148.7 ± 10.2149.0 ± 9.8149.0 ± 9.90.824
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)77.8 ± 6.277.8 ± 6.077.8 ± 6.00.892
TC (mg/dL)227 ± 28219 ± 35220 ± 340.005
TG (mg/dL)152 ± 52130 ± 45133 ± 51<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)138 ± 30131 ± 36132 ± 350.019
HDL-C (mg/dL)58 ± 1360 ± 1760 ± 160.114
FBG (mg/dL)101 ± 1085 ± 1287 ± 12<0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)1.16 ± 0.321.13 ± 0.331.13 ± 0.330.351
Number of prescription (%)0.040
 129 (24)205 (23)234 (23)
 242 (35)308 (35)350 (35)
 340 (33)302 (34)342 (34)
 4 8 (7) 56 (6) 64 (6)
 5 1 (1) 10 (1) 11 (1)
Drug class
Thiazide diuretics (%)38 (32)215 (24)253 (25)0.054
Beta-blockers (%)76 (63)518 (59)594 (59)0.399
DHP CCBs (%)68 (57)474 (54)542 (54)0.528
Non-DHP CCBs (%)13 (11)63 (7)76 (8)0.102
Alpha-blockers (%)15 (13)148 (17)163 (16)0.233
ACE inhibitors (%)17 (14)132 (15)149 (14)0.771
ARBs (%)37 (31)289 (33)326 (33)0.634
Vasodilators (%)16 (13)107 (12)123 (12)0.591

* value between NOD and non-NOD.
DM: diabetes mellitus. BMI: body mass index. TC: total cholesterol. TG: triglyceride. FBG: fasting blood glucose. DHP-CCB: dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers. Non-DHP CCB: Nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers. ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme. ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker.