Table 1 Clinical characteristics of outpatients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (NDM) and inpatients with previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes (PDM).

From: Serum Albumin, but not Bilirubin, is Associated with Diabetic Chronic Vascular Complications in a Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Population

Characteristic

The clinical characteristics

NDM

PDM

(n = 248)

(n = 1417)

Men/women, n

150/98

923/494

Age, years

49 ± 11

54 ± 13

Duration, years

10 (4–15)

BMI, kg/m2

27.5 ± 4.0

26.1 ± 3.9

WC for female, cm

91 ± 9

93 ± 11

WC for male, cm

96 ± 11

96 ± 11

SBP, mmHg

128 ± 16

130 ± 17

DBP, mmHg

81 ± 9

79 ± 11

FPG, mmol/l

8.5 (7.2–11.3)

7.2 (5.8–8.9)

HbA1c, %

9.0 ± 2.2

9.3 ± 2.4

TC, mmol/l

5.2 ± 1.2

4.5 ± 1.1

TG, mmol/l

1.9 (1.3–2.7)

1.6 (1.1–2.4)

HDL-c for female, mmol/l

1.15 (1.04–1.37)

1.05 (0.90–1.21)

HDL-c for male, mmol/l

1.03 (0.91–1.17)

0.90 (0.78–1.04)

LDL-c, mmol/l

3.0 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 0.8

ALT, u/l

29 (20–43)

19 (14–30)

AST, u/l

22 (17–29)

18 (15–24)

ALB, g/l

46.0 ± 2.7

40.5 ± 3.2

T-BIL, μmol/l

12.7 (10.3–16.2)

11.7 (9.2–14.6)

CRE, μmol/l

64 (53–75)

64 (54–74)

UA for female, μmol/l

316.0 (261.0–358.0)

308.0 (261.0–369.0)

UA for male, μmol/l

351.0 (309.8–421.8)

363.0 (306.0–425.8)

High-sensitivity CRP, mg/l

2.4 (1.3–4.5)

UACR, mg/g

10.1 (5.2–22.4)

6.6 (2.9–21.8)

WBC, 109/l

7.16 ± 2.2

6.6 ± 1.6

RBC, 1012/l

5.1 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 0.5

Hb, g/dl

15.1 ± 1.4

13.8 ± 1.3

PLT, 109/dl

24.4 ± 5.9

19.9 ± 5.0

Smoking, n (%)

84 (33.9)

639 (45.1)

Hypertension, n (%)

90 (36.3)

720 (50.8)

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

172 (69.4)

1011 (71.3)

CHD, n (%)

10 (4.0)

196 (13.8)

CVD, n (%)

5 (2.0)

178 (12.6)

PAD, n (%)

115 (45.6)

1221 (86.2)

DR, n (%)

16 (6.5)

297 (20.9)

DKD, n (%)

45 (18.1)

256 (18.2)

  1. Values are mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or n (%).
  2. WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ALB, serum albumin; T-BIL, total bilirubin; CRE, serum creatinine; UA, uric acid; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; UACR, urine albumin-creatinine ratio; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; Hb, haemoglobin concentration; PLT, platelet count; CHD, coronary heart disease; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; CVD, cerebral vascular disease; DR, diabetic retinopathy; DKD, diabetic kidney disease.