Research Article

The First Harmonic of Radial Pulse as an Early Predictor of Silent Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Cardiac Events in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of the asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.

Clinical characteristicsValue ()

Male (%)58.8
Age (year)61.6 ± 12.5
BMI (kg/m2)27.2 ± 4.6
Waist circumference (cm)93 ± 12
Smoke (%)15.2
SBP (mmHg)128 ± 12
DBP (mmHg)74 ± 8
PP (mmHg)53 ± 10
HbA1C (%)7.0 ± 1.1
EGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)87 ± 34
LDL (mg/dl)86 ± 28
HDL (mg/dl)50 ± 16
TC (mg/dl)160 ± 34
TG (mg/dl)129 ± 81
Heart rate (beats/min)73 ± 11
Duration of diabetes (years)10 ± 7

SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, PP = pulse pressure, Hba1c = glycated hemoglobin, LDL = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, and EGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate.