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Table 1 General characteristics of the T2DM and controls

From: Association between glycosylated hemoglobin A1c and bone biochemical markers in type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study

 

T2DM (n = 237)

Control (n = 93)

P value

age(years)

64.41 ± 9.23

64.61 ± 7.62

0.900

Menopause’s years(years)

13.77 ± 9.55

14.13 ± 13.21

0.783

Diabetic duration(years)

12.08 ± 8.64

None

NA

Fasting glucose(mmol/L)

NA

5.32 ± 0.60

NA

HbA1c

9.36 ± 2.35

5.67 ± 0.33

< 0.001

PINP(ng/ml)

48.47 ± 27.27

65.86 ± 21.06

< 0.001

PTH(pg/ml)

43.43 ± 30.05

50.34 ± 20.85

< 0.001

N-MID osteocalcin(ng/ml)

17.42 ± 9.50

23.67 ± 7.58

< 0.001

β-CTX(ng/ml)

0.57 ± 0.28

0.55 ± 0.21

0.868

25(OH)D3(ng/ml)

11.22 ± 6.83

18.39 ± 5.62

< 0.001

TC(mmol/L)

4.54 (3.79–5.31)

5.25(4.60,6.02)

< 0.001

TG(mmol/L)

1.45 (1.03–2.17)

1.21(0.95,1.67)

0.002

HDL-c(mmol/L)

1.16 (0.96–1.41)

1.58(1.34,1.82)

< 0.001

LDL-c(mmol/L)

2.67 (1.99–3.30)

3.23(2.46,3.85)

< 0.001

History of fracture, n (%)

17 (7.17%)

None

NA

Microvascular complications, n (%)

183 (77.22%)

None

NA

Macrovascular complications, n (%)

144 (60.76%)

None

NA

Treatment

 

None

NA

Insulin, n(%)

63 (26.58%)

None

NA

Oral anti-diabetic agents, n (%)

23 (9.70%)

None

NA

Insulin+Oral anti-diabetic agents, n (%)

151 (63.71%)

None

NA

Use of statin medication

112 (47.26%)

None

NA

  1. Data were presented as number (percentage) for categorical data, (mean ± standard deviation) for parametrically distributed data or median (interquartile range) for nonparametrically distributed data. NA: not available