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Table 1 Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics

From: The risk of diabetic renal function impairment in the first decade after diagnosed of diabetes mellitus is correlated with high variability of visit-to-visit systolic and diastolic blood pressure: a case control study

Patients (n)

789

Age at diabetes diagnosis (years)

53.3 ± 10.5

Sex (male/female)

373/416

Smoking (none/former/current)

598/45/146

Hypertension (%)

597 (75.7)

Hyperlipidemia (%)

758 (96.1)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.8 ± 3.9

 Mean number of measurements

45.0 ± 24.5

Mean SBP (mmHg)

137 ± 10

 Mean number of measurement

63.0 ± 28.9

 SD of SBP (mmHg)

14.7 ± 3.6

 Delta SBP (mmHg)

71.7 ± 25.0

Mean DBP (mmHg)

73.5 ± 6.3

 SD of DBP (mmHg)

7.4 ± 2.0

 Delta DBP (mmHg)

37.7 ± 14.3

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

 (mmol/mol)

7.6 ± 1.0

(60.0 ± 10.9)

 Mean number of measurements

34.8 ± 10.9

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

193.4 ± 28.6

Mean number of measurements

11.9 ± 5.8

High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

38.5 ± 10.7

Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

118.7 ± 20.3

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

149.8 ± 113.8

Initial eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

88.6 ± 22.7

Mean number of measurements

17.9 ± 6.7

Final eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

75.1 ± 27.6

Clinical Events during10-year follow-up

 CVD a (%)

115 (14.6)

  Interval from diabetes diagnosis (years)

5.2 ± 3.1

 Change in CKD stage

1.2 ± 0.7

 Renal function impairment (%)

309 (39.2)

 CKD stage 4 or 5 (%)

83 (10.5)

 Total follow-up period (days)

4451 ± 453

  1. Abbreviations: SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, CVD cardiovascular disease, CKD chronic kidney disease
  2. aDefined as coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack