Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

Age (years)

64.84 ± 10.26

63.38 ± 9.52

68.28 ± 8.54

70.22 ± 10.37

69.80 ± 10.09

65.17 ± 10.94

63.22 ± 10.52

63.96 ± 10.72

Male

46.75%

41.16%

63.72%

58.33%

46.78%

66.67%

60.53%

66.67%

Current smoker

19.85%

22.32%

16.35%

25.81%

13.84%

9.09%

10.19%

12.00%

Duration of DM (years)

9.35 ± 7.49

7.76 ± 6.27

14.26 ± 9.78

10.12 ± 8.25

11.08 ± 8.58

14.31 ± 16.89

17.08 ± 9.41

14.52 ± 9.61

SBP (mmHg)

138.30 ± 17.01

138.85 ± 16.83

133.73 ± 16.00

136.62 ± 16.27

137.79 ± 17.97

135.46 ± 16.89

136.02 ± 18.40

135.38 ± 19.15

DBP(mmHg)

76.38 ± 11.11

77.94 ± 10.18

71.87 ± 12.41

74.11 ± 10.85

73.92 ± 12.02

66.44 ± 11.13

73.00 ± 12.13

67.66 ± 12.01

HbA1c (%)

7.37 ± 1.25

7.38 ± 1.21

7.49 ± 1.32

7.10 ± 1.18

7.24 ± 1.06

7.06 ± 1.18

7.95 ± 1.30

6.92 ± 1.31

TC (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 1.36

4.91 ± 0.91

3.95 ± 0.91

4.51 ± 0.91

4.57 ± 1.05

4.32 ± 1.21

4.60 ± 3.27

4.31 ± 1.37

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.30 ± 0.37

1.35 ± 0.36

1.09 ± 0.32

1.35 ± 0.42

1.24 ± 0.35

1.16 ± 0.37

1.17 ± 0.40

1.15 ± 0.40

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.74 ± 0.86

2.87 ± 0.81

2.12 ± 0.78

2.56 ± 0.77

2.62 ± 0.92

2.40 ± 0.89

2.36 ± 0.94

2.34 ± 0.95

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.56 ± 1.03

1.53 ± 0.91

1.69 ± 1.21

1.36 ± 1.16

1.65 ± 0.98

1.88 ± 1.85

1.67 ± 1.19

1.91 ± 2.29

Marital status

 Single

6.27%

5.01%

6.19%

5.56%

6.87%

8.00%

12.28%

7.84%

 Married

73.65%

75.99%

71.68%

65.28%

67.38%

78.67%

74.56%

82.35%

 Divorce/Separated

5.18%

5.28%

4.42%

8.33%

5.58%

4.00%

4.39%

3.92%

 Widow/Widower

14.90%

13.72%

17.70%

20.83%

20.17%

9.33%

8.77%

5.88%

 < 2000

59.14%

60.16%

43.36%

62.50%

65.24%

68.00%

35.96%

72.55%

 2000–14,999

31.45%

32.45%

40.71%

30.56%

25.32%

22.67%

42.11%

17.65%

 15,000–29,999

6.75%

5.28%

14.16%

4.17%

6.44%

5.33%

13.16%

5.88%

 > 29,999

2.67%

2.11%

1.77%

2.78%

3.00%

4.00%

8.77%

3.92%