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Table 1 Comparison of general clinical data of EDM and MDM patients

From: Significant abnormal glycemic variability increased the risk for arrhythmias in elderly type 2 diabetic patients

Variables

EDM

MDM

P

n

73

34

 

Male [n,(%)]

56 (76.7)

22 (64.7)

0.536

Age(yrs)

81.08 ± 5.36

56.68 ± 5.24

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m)

25.68 ± 3.23

27.29 ± 3.50

0.021

SBP (mmHg)

142.03 ± 18.20

135.26 ± 23.12

0.139

DBP (mmHg)

68.25 ± 9.21

77.47 ± 14.41

0.001

Anti-diabetes drugs

 sulfonylurea [n, (%)]

13 (17.8)

6 (17.6)

0.507

 Insulin [n, (%)]

43 (58.9)

19 (55.9)

0.528

 Others [n, (%)]

17 (35.6)

9 (26.5)

0.223

 Metformin

10

7

0.3640

 α-glucosidase inhibitor

5

1

0.6621

 DPP 4 inhibitors

1

1

0.5366

 TZD

1

0

1.0000

Other drugs

 CCB

12

3

0.3787

 ACEI

11

3

0.5410

 ARB

17

5

0.3064

 CCB + ACEI

0

2

0.0989

 CCB + ARB

18

5

0.2433

 ASP

28

12

0.7605

 Statins/Brates

17

7

0.7553

HP [n, (%)]

58 (79.5)

18 (52.9)

0.005

FBG (mmol/L)

7.21 ± 3.30

7.33 ± 3.05

0.649

HbAlC (%)

7.47 ± 1.70

7.69 ± 2.16

0.456

TC (mmol/L)

4.38 ± 1.16

4.69 ± 1.05

0.375

TG (mmol/L)

1.45 ± 0.94

2.01 ± 1.07

0.012

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.23 ± 0.28

1.21 ± 0.41

0.830

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.53 ± 0.89

2.57 ± 0.79

0.284

UA (umol/L)

335.16 ± 99.02

321.13 ± 91.65

0.501

Cr (umol/L)

80.07 ± 17.71

74.29 ± 25.65

0.655

  1. The difference was compared using the independent sample t test or χ2 test
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TZD thiazolidinedione, CCB Calcium Channel Blocker, ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, HP hypertension, FBG fast blood glucose, HbA1C hemoglobin A1c, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, UA uric acid, Cr Creatinine