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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic subjects with and without microalbuminuria (MA)

From: Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in type 2 diabetic subjects with and without microalbuminuria

 

MA (+)

MA (-)

P

Males/females

53/47

52/48

0.88

Age (years)

65.5 ± 11.1

65.4 ± 11.3

0.94

Waist (cm)

105.5 ± 11.4

104.1 ± 12.5

0.82

Current smokers

45

44

0.88

Duration of diabetes (years)

14.7 ± 7.8

13.6 ± 8.2

0.39

HbA1c (%)

7.6 ± 1.4

8.1 ± 1.4

0.46

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

32.7 ± 8.3

31.4 ± 6.2

0.18

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

140.9 ± 18.1

141.2 ± 18.2

0.92

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

75.7 ± 10.2

76.9 ± 12.8

0.47

Glucose (mg/dl)

156.8 ± 44.6

155.9 ± 53.8

0.89

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

178.3 ± 54.9

176.6 ± 38.4

0.81

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

48.6 ± 14.7

49.9 ± 15.2

0.54

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

98.8 ± 35.5

101.3 ± 32.7

0.54

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

145.4 ± 38.0

133.9 ± 32.9

0.34

Urea (mg/dl)

47.2 ± 14.1

37.0 ± 12.7

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.1 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.3

0.03

CAD (yes)

39

23

0.01

Retinopathy (yes)

44

39

0.47

Hypertension (yes)

87

72

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia (yes)

74

81

0.24

Treatment for diabetes

-

-

-

   Antidiabetic tablets

71

73

0.75

   Insulin

63

54

0.75

  1. P values for the comparison between subjects with and without MA by independent samples t-test for continuous variables or by Pearson χ2 for nominal variables.
  2. HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; CAD: coronary artery disease; PAD: peripheral artery disease.