Research Article

Cardiac Autonomic Function Correlates with Arterial Stiffness in the Early Stage of Type 1 Diabetes

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

N (%)/mean (SD)

Gender (males/females)31 (47)/35 (53)
Age (years)27.1 (6.0)
BMI (kg/m²)24.2 (3.1)
Diabetes duration (years)12.3 (7.7)
Current smoking23 (35)
HbA1c (%)7.4 (4.5)
Type of insulin treatment (MDI/CSII)55 (83.3)/11 (16.7)
SBP (mmHg)120.9 (13.1)
DBP (mmHg)78.5 (12.5)
LDL-C (mg/dL)99.8 (23.5)
HDL-C (mg/dL)60.8 (13.4)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)63.2 (32.1)

SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, MDI: multiple daily injections, CSII: continuous, subcutaneous insulin infusion.