Research Article

Hypertension in Non-Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran: Incidence and Risk Factors

Table 1

Age and age-adjusted means (SD) and proportions of selected baseline characteristics in 181 type 1 diabetes patients who did and 986 who did not develop hypertension at baseline.

VariablesDeveloped hypertensionNot developed hypertension value

Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age (yr.)<0.001
Age at diagnosis (yr.)<0.001
Years since diabetes diagnosis0.981
Number of follow-up visits<0.001
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Follow-up duration (yr.)<0.001
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (mL/min)
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (mL/min)
Systolic BP (mmHg)
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
Baseline fasting glucose (mg/dl)
Creatinine (μM/l)
HbA1c (%)
Triglyceride (mg/dl)<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dl)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

Number (%)Number (%)

Men
Therapeutic regimen %
 Noninsulin
 Insulin-
Education %
 Less than high school
 High school-
 College graduate-
Glycated hemoglobin %
 <7%
 7%–9.5%-
 >9.5%-
Weight category %
 Normal weight (BMI < 25.0 kg/m2)
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2)-
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2)-

Note. Total of each variable may vary because of missing value. Differences in the mean or percentage values of variables between participants who developed and did not develop hypertension.