Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients with type 1 diabetes
From: Progression to microalbuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes: a seven-year prospective study
Total | Microalbuminuric group | Normoalbuminuric group | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 122 | 50 | 72 |
Gender (Male) | 59(48.4) | 21 (42.0) | 38 (52,8) |
Age (years) | 17 (12.0-25.2) | 20 (14-26) | 14 (9-21) |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 12 (7.0-9.0) | 14 (9-23) | 11 (6-18) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 3 (1.0-5.6) | 4.0 (2.0-8.3) | 2.0 (1.0-4.5) |
Insulin dose (IU/Kg/day) | 0.7 (0.46-0.99) | 0.73 (0.59-1.12) | 0.63 (0.44-0.98) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 103 (97-110) | 103 (100-110) | 104 (97-110) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 68 (60-73) | 69 (61-73) | 68 (60-73) |
Fasting plasma glycemia (mg/dl) | 150 (110-233) | 163 (123-253) | 147 (108-224) |
Two-hour post-prandial glycemia (mg/dl) | 221 (148-312) | 229 (148-345) | 214 (149-306) |
A1c (%) | 7.2 (6.5-8.11) | 7.0 (6.5-7.9) | 7.3 (6.6-8.5) |
Total cholesterol level (mg/dl) | 158 (140-191) | 164 (143-197) | 157 (138-183) |
Trygliceride level (mg/dl) | 60 (46-81) | 68 (50-97) | 55 (44-73) |
HDL cholesterol level (mg/dl) | 49 (41-57) | 49 (42-56) | 48 (39-63) |
LDL cholesterol level (mg/dl) | 105 (86-137) | 113 (92-14) | 101 (83-121) |
Cholesterol/HDL ratio | 3.3 (2.7-4.1) | 3.4 (2.8-4.2) | 3.2 (2.6-4.0) |
LDL/HDL ratio | 2.3 (1.6-3.1) | 2.5 (1.8-3.4) | 2.0 (1.5-2.9) |
Plasma creatinine level (mg/dl) | 0.65(0.6-0.8) | 0.7 (0.6-0.9) | 0.6 (0.6-0.8) |
Albumin excretion rate (μg/min) | 7.0 (4.3-10.2) | 7.4 (5.1-11.5) | 6.8 (4.1-10.0) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 20 (18-22) | 20.7 (18.9 22.7) | 19.2 (17.1-21) |
Overweight or obese | 22 (18) | 8 (16.0) | 14 (19.4) |
Presence of retinopathy * | 6(5) | 2 (4.1) | 4 (5.6) |
Family history of type 2 diabetes** | 24(22) | 13 (28,3) | 11 (16,4) |