Table 1 Characteristics of patients.

From: Decreased peripheral perfusion measured by perfusion index is a novel indicator for cardiovascular death in patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease

n (male/female)

1080 (774/306)

Age (years)

74 (67–79)

Duration of diabetes (years)

7.5 (4–12)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.6 (22.1–27.4)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

131 (117–143)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

72 (61.3–82)

Heart rate (beat per minutes)

75 (66–86)

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.8 (6.3–7.7)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

170 (146–203)

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

94.2 (68.2–121.15)

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

116 (87–166)

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.5 (4.4–6.8)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.96 (0.79–1.40)

Smoking status (never/past/recent)

448/234/398

Hypertension (−/ +)

298/782

History of CVD (angina or myocardial infarction/stroke/peripheral artery disease)

765/298/161

Previous revascularization history (−/ +)

595/485

Perfusion index (%)

2.6 (1.1–4.3)

Anti-platelet therapies (−/ +)

153/927

Renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (−/ +)

484/596

Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (−/ +)

984/116

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (−/ +)

983/97

Statin (−/ +)

476/604

  1. Data are expressed as the median (interquartile range) or absolute number.
  2. CVD, cardiovascular disease.