Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy Is Strongly Predictive of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Demographic data between groups of CAN and non-CAN.

Non-CAN ()CAN () value

Age (year)64.8 ± 8.360.7 ± 9.4
Body mass index (kg/m2)26.0 ± 3.626.3 ± 3.80.524
Waist circumstance (cm)92.9 ± 10.692.9 ± 10.80.815
Duration of diabetes (year)11.5 ± 6.712.8 ± 7.50.331
SBP (mmHg)137.1 ± 20.1141.0 ± 18.70.205
DBP (mmHg)74.4 ± 11.374.5 ± 10.00.921
HbA1c (mmol/mol) (NGSP, %)54 ± 9 (7.1 ± 0.8)56 ± 12 (7.3 ± 1.1)0.175
GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)63.1 ± 26.858.9 ± 31.90.120
UACR (mg/mg)0.05 [0.01, 0.24]0.14 [0.05, 0.57]
hsCRP (mg/L)0.95 [0.44, 2.02]1.05 [0.49, 2.30]0.442
UA (mg/dL)7.1 ± 1.87.6 ± 2.30.126
Cholesterol (mg/dL)151.3 ± 32.8155.7 ± 25.00.115
LDL-C (mg/dL)72.7 ± 28.976.3 ± 23.80.112
HDL-C (mg/dL)51.8 ± 12.654.7 ± 14.80.222
Triglycerides (mg/dL)135.0 ± 85.0123.5 ± 70.00.600

Sex (F/M)26/6724/420.263
Insulin24/9327/66
ARB/ACEI72/9354/660.678
Beta-blocker24/9327/660.055
CCB34/9329/660.410
Diuretics46/9344/66
Metabolic syndrome66/9355/660.059
Retinopathy<

HbA1c: glycohemoglobin; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; UACR: urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio; hs-CRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; UA: uric acid; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; ACEI: angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; CCB: calcium-channel blocker.
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Retinopathy was categorized into stages 0, 1, and 2.