Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population: number (%) or mean ± standard deviation


MEN
WOMEN
Variables
Non DM
T2DM
Non DM
T2DM

n = 206
n = 108
n = 154
n = 92


Age (years)
65.8 ± 6.2
65.9 ± 5.6
60.0 ± 6.9
61.0 ± 6.2
Weight (kg)
80.7 ± 13
82.3 ± 13.2
76.0 ± 12.4
76.7 ± 13.2
HTN duration
10.7 ± 8.8
10.7 ± 8.7
12.3 ± 9.4
14.8.0 ± 9.4
Prevalent CAD
49 (25)
22 (21)
13 (8)
11 (12)
Current smokers
50 (25)
14 (13)
18 (11)
8 (9)
SBP (mm Hg)
170 ± 21
174 ± 19
170 ± 18
173.6 ± 23
DBP (mm Hg)
95.2 ± 12
95 ± 9.8
94.8 ± 9.6
92.1 ± 11.3
LVMI (g/m2)
119.4 ± 30
116.5 ± 26
105.6 ± 24
112.5 ± 29*

SBP, DBP – systolic and diastolic blood pressures on inclusion; CAD – coronary artery disease; HTN duration-duration of hypertension (years); T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitus; * p < 0.05.

Tenenbaum et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2003 2:14   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-2-14