| T2DM patients (n = 104) | Controls (n = 108) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.19 ± 11.88 | 57.59 ± 10.60 | 0.301a |
Gender (male/female) | 58/46 | 56/52 | 0.567b |
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 8.58 ± 0.49 | 4.81 ± 0.05 | < 0.001a |
Total cholesterol (TC, mmol/L) | 4.47 ± 0.83 | 4.25 ± 0.52 | 0.028a |
Triglyceride (TG, mmol/L) | 2.31 ± 1.93 | 1.09 ± 0.32 | < 0.001a |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, mmol/L) | 1.19 ± 0.33 | 1.53 ± 0.30 | < 0.001a |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, mmol/L) | 2.80 ± 0.80 | 2.57 ± 0.40 | 0.014a |
Insulin (uU/mL) | 10.12 ± 6.85 |  |  |
HbA1c (%) | 8.56 ± 2.22 |  |  |
Vascular ultrasound | |||
 With macrovascular diseases | 68 (65.4%) |  |  |
 Without macrovascular diseases | 28 (26.9%) |  |  |
 N/A | 8 (7.7%) |  |  |