Increased Brain Iron Deposition in the Putamen in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Detected by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the participants.

	T2DM ()	HC ()	Statistical value ( or )
Gender (male)	14 (43.75%)	20 (62.50%)	2.259	0.133
Age (years)			-0.809	0.421
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
BMI (kg/m2)			1.315	0.104
Fasting serum cholesterol (mmol/l)			0.398	0.634
Fasting serum triglycerides (mmol/l)			1. 324	0.117
Hypertension	15 (46.88%)	13 (40.62%)	0.254	0.614
Use of antihypertensive medication	12 (37.50%)	11 (37.50%)	0.068	0.794
History of myocardial infarction	0	0
SVD scores			1.291	0.208
Type 2 diabetes-related factors
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)			3.551	<0.001
HbA1c (mmol/mol)		—
HbA1c (%)		—
Diabetes duration (years)		—
Use of insulin	16 (50.00%)	—
Type 2 diabetes microvascular complications
Retinopathy	7 (21.87%)	—
Chronic kidney disease	2 (6.25%)	—
Peripheral somatic neuropathy	8 (25.00%)	—
Autonomic cardiovascular neuropathy	5 (15.62%)	—

a: Chi-square test; b: independent samples -test; c: Mann–Whitney test.