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Table 1 Mean values or prevalence of factors at baseline of the 319 patients

From: The long-term coronary heart disease risk of previously obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

MAXBMI, kg/m2

Less than 22.0

22.0 to less than 25.0 (reference)

25.0 to less than 27.5

27.5 to less than 30

30.0 or greater

Number of patients (men/women)

22 (15/7)

84 (63/21)

95 (80/15)

66 (48/18)

48 (31/17)

Age (years)

52.4 ± 5.6

53.4 ± 7.5

52.8 ± 6.3

53.5 ± 6.7

53.3 ± 6.2

Observation period (years)

14.5 ± 3.6

12.6 ± 5.4

12.3 ± 5.9

11.9 ± 5.6

11.4 ± 5.1

Ex/present smokers (%)

22.7/45.5

28.6/27.4

30.5/40.0

36.3/33.3

14.6/39.6

MAXBMI (kg/m2)

21.0 ± 0.86§

23.7 ± 0.77

26.2 ± 0.65§

28.5 ± 0.66§

32.6 ± 2.12§

DeltaBMI (kg/m2)

2.17 ± 1.38§

3.21 ± 1.68

3.47 ± 1.81

4.89 ± 2.13§

7.63 ± 3.13§

Time interval between MAXBMI and BMI at enrollment (years)

8.5 (4–14.5)

15 (6–15)

8.5 (4–15) †

9 (3.5-16.5)*

15 (10–22)

BMI at enrollment (kg/m2)

18.9 ± 1.7*

20.5 ± 1.7

22.8 ± 1.9§

23.6 ± 2.2§

25.0 ± 2.7§

HbA1c (%)

9.2 ± 1.8

9.2 ± 2.0

9.0 ± 2.1

9.8 ± 2.0

9.9 ± 2.1

Medications for hyperglycemia

 

OHA (%)

45.5

40.5

49.5

42.4

47.9

Insulin (%)

22.7

11.9

8.4

12.1

14.6

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.54 ± 0.86

5.37 ± 1.33

5.23 ± 0.99

5.60 ± 1.14

5.60 ± 1.18

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.47 ± 0.45*

1.20 ± 0.34

1.14 ± 0.30

1.11 ± 0.26

1.10 ± 0.28

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.52 ± 0.88

3.49 ± 1.28

3.24 ± 0.92

3.64 ± 1.03

3.57 ± 0.97

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.34 ± 0.66

1.81 ± 1.78

2.06 ± 1.54

2.07 ± 1.40

2.24 ± 1.59

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

130.9 ± 18.5

128.0 ± 20.1

128.9 ± 17.4

131.2 ± 17.9

132.6 ± 18.5

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77.0 ± 10.1

75.7 ± 12.1

79.3 ± 10.7

80.2 ± 9.7

78.7 ± 12.6

Medications for hypertension (%)

0.0

6.0

17.9

12.1

8.3

Diabetic retinopathy (%)

22.7

27.7

20.0

36.4

50.0§

  1. Values are presented as a percentage (%), as means ± SD, or as median with 25th-75th percentiles; * P < 0.05, † P < 0.01, § P < 0.001 versus the reference category.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MAXBMI, maximal body mass index before enrollment; deltaBMI, decrease of the BMI at enrollment from MAXBMI.