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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 1,004 adults with diabetes.

From: Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and comorbidity in diabetes: results from the Vermont diabetes information system

Characteristic

n (%) or mean (sd)

Ace Inhibitors use

445 (44.3%)

Men

457 (45.5%)

Age, years

64.8 (12.0)

Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg

140.3 (19.6)

Glycosolated hemoglobin A1C, %

7.12 (1.3)

Body mass index, kg/m2

33.81 (7.4)

Alcohol use

274 (27.4%)

Cigarette smoking

170 (17.0%)

Number of comorbid conditions

1.8 (1.7)

Number of prescription medications

6.7 (3.8)

Rheumatic disease

142 (14.2%)

Asthma/chronic obstructive lung disease

203 (20.2%)

Coronary artery disease

193 (19.2%)

Cancer

126 (12.6%)

Congestive heart failure

172 (17.2%)

Cirrhosis

18 (1.8%)

Stroke

118 (11.8%)

Depression

351 (35.0%)

Foot ulcers

111 (11.2%)

Foot/leg pain

291 (31.0%)

Microvascular disease

170 (17.0%)

Paresis

30 (3.0%)

Peptic ulcer disease

143 (14.3%)

Peripheral vascular disease

88 (8.8%)

Renal problems

50 (5.0%)

Sexual dysfunction

244 (26.6%)

Stomach emptying

56 (6.2%)

  1. sd = standard deviation; n = number of subjects with the characteristic