Table 1 Patient’s characteristics
all patients | Q I | Q II | Q III | Q IV | Q V | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 340 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ||
log (TG).HDL-C-1 | 0.045 | 0.026 | 0.035 | 0.042 | 0.050 | 0.071 | ~ | |
age | years | 67 (13) | 67 (13) | 66 (13) | 67 (13) | 68 (12) | 65 (14) | NS |
diabetes duration | years | 15 (10) | 15 (10) | 14 (9) | 15 (11) | 16 (9) | 17 (9) | NS |
smoking § | % | 72-28 | 75-25 | 77-23 | 72-28 | 68-32 | 68-32 | NS |
ethanol | U.week-1 | 5 (11) | 9 (14) | 8 (13) | 5 (11) | 3 (6) | 2 (3) | 0.0001 |
education | % | 71:29 | 56:44 | 69:31 | 73:27 | 75:25 | 82:18 | 0.0007 |
hypertension | % | 85 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 0.0181 |
Hb A1c | % | 7.87 (1.62) | 7.50 (1.82) | 7.50 (1.54) | 7.94 (1.62) | 8.06 (1.50) | 8.34 (1.49) | 0.0073 |
Hb A1c | mmol.mol-1 | 63 (13) | 58 (14) | 59 (12) | 63 (13) | 65 (12) | 68 (12) | <0.0001 |
microangiopathy | % | 51 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 0.0045 |
retinopathy | % | 30 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 31 | 29 | NS |
peripheral polyneuropathy | % | 25 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 0.0111 |
macroangiopathy | % | 22 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 26 | NS |
Epworth score | 6 (4) | 5 (4) | 6 (4) | 5 (3) | 7 (5) | 7 (4) | 0.0066 | |
pathological (>9) | % | 18 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0.0066 |
OSAS | % | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 0.0011 |