Table 5 Clinical characteristics of the study population

Some percentages do not add to 100 owing to missing data.

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICSOVERALL (N = 275) MEAN (SD)MEN (N = 132) MEAN (SD)WOMEN (N = 143) MEAN (SD)P VALUE
Body mass index, kg/m2 (≥25 is overweight)31.52 (6.8)30.42 (6.3)32.53 (7.1).011
HbA1c level, % (target level ≤ 7.0)7.96 (1.9)8.0 (2.0)7.92 (1.9).74
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, mmol/L1.21 (0.3)1.12 (.3)1.30 (.3)0
Total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein ratio, mmol/L (target ≤ 4.0)4.43 (1.4)4.56 (1.4)4.32 (1.4).175
Triglyceride level, mmol/L2.36 (2.0)2.52 (2.4)2.21 (1.5).202
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, mmol/L (target < 2.0)2.94 (1.0)2.85 (1.0)3.02 (1.0).211
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (target ≤ 130)127.67 (15.2)126.36 (14.7)128.84 (15.6).188
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg (target ≤ 80)77.43 (9.3)77.81 (9.5)77.10 (9.2).54
  • SD—standard deviation.