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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2025; 16(4): 102751
Published online Apr 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i4.102751
Table 2 Clinical baseline characteristics of the normotension group, controlled systolic blood pressure group, and uncontrolled systolic blood pressure group
Variables
Normotension group, n = 213
Controlled SBP group, n = 313
Uncontrolled SBP group, n = 355
P value
Baseline characteristic
    Age (years)58.15 ± 9.2462.80 ± 10.07a63.16 ± 11.16a< 0.001
    Male sex90 (42.3)156 (49.8)a201 (56.6)a0.00
    Body mass index (kg/m2)23.71 ± 3.1624.39 ± 3.4024.43 ± 3.78a0.030
    Smoking33 (15.5)51 (16.3)72 (20.3)0.208
    Dyslipidemia94 (44.1)121 (38.7)157(44.2)0.379
    Systolic pressure (mmHg)118 ± 9125 ± 8a153 ± 15a,b< 0.001
    Diastolic pressure (mmHg)73 ± 876 ± 10a87 ± 13a,b< 0.001
Laboratory findings
    Fast glucose (mmol/L)6.45 ± 2.487.31 ± 4.107.45 ± 3.690.065
    HbA1c (%)7.37 ± 2.366.76 ± 1.847.11 ± 1.96a,b0.040
    Triglyceride (mmol/L)1.36 (0.91, 1.82)1.43 (0.83, 2.03)1.50 (0.62, 2.38)a0.027
    Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.41 ± 1.204.61 ± 1.244.80 ± 1.05a0.006
    HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)1.25 ± 0.361.21 ± 0.351.22 ± 0.380.530
    LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)2.59 ± 0.852.73 ± 1.00a2.99 ± 0.90a< 0.001
Lipid - lowering medication
    Statin127 (59.6)207 (66.1)260 (73.2)a,b0.001
Hypertension treatment
    ACEI/ARB-105 (33.5)106 (29.9)0.387
    Beta - blocker-51 (16.3)50 (14.1)0.261
    Diuretics-26 (8.3)21 (5.9)0.394
    Calcium channel blocker-167 (53.4)162 (45.6)0.099
Diabetes treatment
    Oral70 (32.9)100 (31.9)124 (34.9)0.762
    Insulin15 (7.0)27 (8.6)31 (8.7)0.647
Tube voltage of CT acquisition0.001
    100139 (65.3)174 (55.6)161 (45.4)
    12071 (33.4)131 (41.9)171 (48.2)
    1403 (1.4)8 (2.6)23 (6.5)


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