Research Article

Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Indices of Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Clinical profile of the patients ().

Age (years)59.1 ± 11.2
Male (%)64.5
Body mass index (kg/m2)26.6 ± 5.0
Obesity (%)56.6
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)136.0 ± 17.3
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)81.3 ± 14.2
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)99.5 ± 13.7
Hypertension (%) (above140/90 mmHg or medication)48.2
Smoking (%)59.0
(Ex-smoker/current smoker)37.9/21.1
Alcohol (%) (excluding chance drinker)35.5
Duration of diabetes (years)13.0 ± 8.2
Retinopathy (%)47.2 (NDR, 52.8; SDR, 22.7; PPDR, 9.2; PDR, 15.3)
Nephropathy (%)40.4 (stage 1, 59.6; stage 2, 27.1; stage 3, 10.8; stage 4, 2.4)
Cystatin C (mmol/L)0.72 ± 0.25
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)8.1 ± 2.5
HbA1c (mmol/mol)67.1 ± 1.3
TG (mmol/L)1.4 ± 0.8
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.4 ± 0.4
LDL-C (mmol/L)(Friedewald)2.5 ± 0.8
Dyslipidaemia (%) (TG > 3.9, HDL < 1.0, LDL > 3.6, or medication)73.5

Values are mean ± standard deviation.
BMI: body mass index; NDR: no diabetic retinopathy; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy; PPDR: preproliferative diabetic retinopathy; SD: standard deviation; SDR: simple diabetic retinopathy; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.