Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study groups.

From: Serum adropin and miR-21 expression as predictors of endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and vascular complications

 

Healthy Control

(n = 20)

Diabetic Group without complications

(n = 45)

Diabetic Group with Microvascular complications

(n = 24)

Diabetic Group with Macrovascular complications

(n = 20)

CAD without DM

(n = 19)

P

Age (years)

47.8 ± 4.7

52.9 ± 9.5

51.8 ± 6.4

55.7 ± 3.4

51.8 ± 7.4

0.055

Gender (F/M)

9/11

30/15

17/7

8/12

11/8

0.168

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.3 ± 1.6

33.9 ± 6.1

35.1 ± 7.7

30.9 ± 3.3

32.6 ± 4.2

< 0.001

Smoking (%)

7 (35)

17 (37.8)

10 (41.6)

8 (40)

7 (36.8)

0.765

Hypertension (%)

0

22 (48.9)

18 (75)

15 (75)

14 (73.7)

0.03

Hyperlipidemia (%)

0

19 (42.2)

13 (54.2)

12 (60)

9 (47.4)

0.056

Treatment (%)

Calcium channel blockers

0

5 (11.1)

3 (12.5)

5 (25)

2 (10.5)

0.015

ACE inhibitors

0

3 (6.7)

5 (20.8)

8 (40)

7 (36.8)

0.028

Angiotensin receptor blockers

0

15 (33.3)

13 (54.2)

9 (45)

5 (26.3)

0.108

Diuretics

0

15 (33.3)

11 (45.8)

10 (50)

5 (26.3)

0.262

Beta blockers

0

6 (13.3)

3 (12.5)

12 (60)

14 (73.7)

< 0.001

ASA

0

10 (22.2)

9 (37.5)

18 (90)

16 (84.2)

< 0.001

Insulin

0

19 (42.2)

15 (62.5)

15 (75)

0

< 0.001

Metformin

0

35 (77.7)

23 (95.8)

16 (80)

0

< 0.001

DPP-4 inhibitors

0

15 (33.3)

13 (54.2)

8 (40)

0

< 0.001

Statins

0

19 (42.2)

12 (50)

16 (80)

15 (78.9)

< 0.001

Fibrate

0

1 (2.2)

1 (4.2)

3 (15)

4 (21)

0.012

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

111 ± 19

136 ± 17

140 ± 18

145 ± 22

140 ± 17

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

72 ± 6

80 ± 9

78 ± 8

79 ± 16

84 ± 13

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: F = Female; M = Male; BMI = Body Mass Index; CAD = Coronary Artery Disease; ACE = Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme; ASA = Acetylsalicylic Acid.
  2. Statistical tests: Continuous variables were compared by one-way ANOVA (with Bonferroni-adjusted Tukey post-hoc); categorical variables by χ² or Fisher’s exact test. A two-tailed p < 0.05 was considered significant.