Research Article

Genetic Variation in CYP17A1 Is Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Diabetic Subjects

Table 2

Clinical and hemodynamic parameters of prediabetic and diabetic subjects.

PrediabetesDiabetes
NormotensiveHypertensiveNormotensiveHypertensive
Without medicationWith medication

2864041937287
Men; (%)152 (53%)24 (60%)247 (59%)26 (70%)172 (60%)
Age (years)47.2 ± 8.7a53.6 ± 5.5b53.3 ± 7.6b52.6 ± 8.7b57.0 ± 5.8c
Body mass index (BMI; kg/m2)24.3 ± 3.0a25.0 ± 2.8ab24.1 ± 3.2a25.6 ± 3.3b25.8 ± 3.2b
Duration of diabetes (years)5.2 ± 5.8a2.6 ± 4.4b6.9 ± 5.7c
Systolic blood pressure (SBP; mmHg)119.6 ± 13.5a127.7 ± 12.9bc123.1 ± 14.0b129.3 ± 14.2c126.7 ± 14.7c
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP; mmHg)74.4 ± 9.7a80.3 ± 11.0bc76.2 ± 9.3d80.7 ± 8.2b77.3 ± 9.1cd
Central SBP (cSBP; mmHg)121.4 ± 0.9a133.1 ± 1.6b127.9 ± 15.4c142.4 ± 18.6d135.0 ± 16.6bd
Central DBP (cDBP; mmHg)76.9 ± 0.6a83.7 ± 1.3b77.2 ± 10.6a82.9 ± 7.7bc79.6 ± 10.1c
Pulse pressure (PP; mmHg)44.5 ± 0.5a49.4 ± 1.0b50.7 ± 10.6b59.5 ± 13.5c55.4 ± 12.8c
Augmentation index (AI; %)74.5 ± 12.1a98.3 ± 9.3b123.5 ± 182.0c123.9 ± 261.7c137.7 ± 180.9c
PWV, heart-carotid (hcPWV; m/s)6.85 ± 0.10a7.95 ± 0.25bc7.73 ± 1.54b8.19 ± 1.92bc8.23 ± 1.89c
PWV, carotid-brachial (cbPWV; m/s)4.42 ± 0.04a4.75 ± 0.07b4.73 ± 0.57b4.90 ± 0.64b4.76 ± 0.53b
PWV, heart-femoral (hfPWV; m/s)8.15 ± 0.09a8.84 ± 0.14b9.53 ± 1.90c 10.63 ± 2.04d10.06 ± 2.17d

PWV: pulse wave velocity. Different letters within a variable are significantly different at P < 0.05.