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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patients with diabetes in the mother and relatives others than mother with diabetes.

From: Familial history of diabetes and clinical characteristics in Greek subjects with type 2 diabetes

 

Mother

Relatives others than mother with diabetes

P

n

468

320

 

Age (years)

65.10 ± 10.63

67.47 ± 11.85

0.003

Males/females n (%)

247 (47.1)/221 (52.9)

155 (51.6)/165 (48.4)

0.22

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

31.03 ± 5.75

30.76 ± 5.89

0.52

Age at diabetes diagnosis (years)

50.58 ± 12.01

54.15 ± 13.01

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

1135.25 ± 18.98

137.77 ± 21.41

0.08

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79.14 ± 10.18

79.72 ± 12.56

0.47

HbA1c (%)

7.69 ± 3.64

7.67 ± 1.76

0.91

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

206.10 ± 52.74

204.88 ± 72.05

0.79

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

48.17 ± 23.78

48.98 ± 16.90

0.62

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

125.76 ± 45.40

121.65 ± 42.56

0.23

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

167.97 ± 120.57

159.88 ± 96.09

0.33

Hypertension (yes) n (%)

266 (56.7)

213 (66.6)

0.001

Dyslipidemia (yes) n (%)

230 (49.0)

155 (48.4)

0.86

Retinopathy (yes) n (%)

89 (19.0)

52 (16.3)

0.33

Nephropathy (yes) n (%)

19 (4.1)

8 (2.5)

0.24

Coronary artery disease (yes) n (%)

75 (16.1)

49 (15.3)

0.77

Treatment for diabetes n (%)

   

Antidiabetic tablets

314 (67.0)

214 (66.9)

0.98

Insulin

146 (31.1)

107 (33.4)

0.49