Association of monocyte/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the carotid intima-media thickness in diabetic patients

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study groups (DM and non-DM patients)

Baseline characteristics	DM^† (n = 118)	Non-DM(n = 126)	P-value
Age, years	50.31 (9.59)	42.71 (9.82)	< 0.01*
Male gender, n (%)	56 (47.46%)	57 (45.24%)	0.73
Body mass index, kg/m²	26.38 (4.56)	25.86 (5.39)	0.42
History of cardiovascular disease, n (%)	22 (18.64%)	28 (22.22%)	0.49
History of Hypertension, n (%)	33 (27.97%)	28 (22.22%)	0.30
History of Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	26 (22.03%)	18 (14.29%)	0.12
Systolic BP^‡, mmHg	125.1 (12.8)	117.3 (12.1)	< 0.01*
Diastolic BP, mmHg	80.1 (9.2)	75.5 (12.1)	< 0.01*

Data are expressed as mean (SD) for continuous variables and percentage for categorical variables. The p-values were obtained from the t-test and Chi-squared test for continuous and discrete variables
^†DM Diabetes mellitus
^‡BP Blood pressure
* indicates significance

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