Clinical Study

The CC Genotype of Insulin-Induced Gene 2 rs7566605 Is a Protective Factor of Hypercholesteremia Susceptible to Mild Cognitive Impairment, Especially to the Executive Function of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and cognitive characteristics of T2DM patients with or without MCI.

MCI (87)Non-MCI (146)

Age (year)60 (55-68)59 (53-65)0.046
Female (%)44 (50.6)47 (32.2)0.005§
Education (year)9 (9-12)11 (9-12)0.004
BMI (kg/m2)24.486 (22.758-27.041)24.671 (22.740-26.298)0.730
DM duration (year)12 (8-16)10 (6-15)0.025
HBP duration (year)8 (0-17)1 (0-10)0.005
Smoking (%)26 (29.9)56 (38.4)0.211§
Insulin usage (%)50 (57.5)86 (58.9)0.783§
Metformin usage (%)51 (58.6)100 (68.5)0.127§
HbA1c (%)9.2 (8.0-10.8)8.4 (7.4-10.0)0.011
FPG (mmol/l)7.80 (6.41-10.20)7.60 (6.59-9.72)0.382
TG (mmol/l)1.85 (0.94-2.59)1.45 (1.00-2.14)0.100
TC (mmol/l)0.149
HDL (mmol/l)1.09 (0.95-1.27)1.10 (0.93-1.30)0.686
LDL (mmol/l)2.82 (2.34-3.68)2.71 (2.15-3.40)0.163
ApoA10.480
ApoB0.80 (0.66-0.90)0.80 (0.64-0.96)0.518
LPa156 (83-315)126 (70-270)0.246
MoCA23 (20-24)27 (26-28)<0.001
DST11 (9-12)12 (11-14)<0.001
VFT14 (13-17)17 (14-21)<0.001
CDT3 (2-4)4 (3-4)<0.001
TMTA70 (55-89)55 (46-70)<0.001
TMTB187 (142-255)131 (100-173)<0.001
AVLT-IR16 (13-18)19 (16-23)<0.001
AVLT-DR5 (3-6)6 (5-8)<0.001
LMT8 (4-10)11 (8-14)<0.001

BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; HBP: high blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ApoA1: apolipoprotein A1; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; LPa: lipoprotein A; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; DST: Digit Span Test; VFT: Verbal Fluency Test; CDT: Clock Drawing Test; TMTA: Trail Making Test-A; TMTB: Trail Making Test-B; AVLT-IR: Auditory Verbal Learning test-immediate recall; AVLT-DR: Auditory Verbal Learning test-delayed recall; LMT: logical memory test; MCI: individuals with mild cognitive impairment; Non-MCI: individuals without mild cognitive impairment. The data are presented as (%), the , or the median (inter-quartile range) unless otherwise specified. Student’s test was employed for normally distributed variables. The Mann–Whitney test was employed for asymmetrically distributed variables. §The chi-squared test was employed for categorical variables. .