Clinical characteristics of the study subjects
| Characteristic | NIDDM | Normal glucose tolerance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n=12) | CAD (n=30) | Normal (n=13) | CAD (n=28) | ||||
| Age (years) | 64 (10) | 64 (10) | 66 (19) | 67 (9) | |||
| Sex (male/female) | 9/3 | 23/7 | 9/4 | 22/6 | |||
| Hypertension (%) | 67 | 73 | 69 | 71 | |||
| Smokers (%) | 67 | 70 | 69 | 68 | |||
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 9.1 (2.9) | 9.3 (3.4) | – | – | |||
| Fasting blood sugar (mmol/l) | 9.66 (3.02) | 9.43 (3.34) | 5.31 (0.39) | 5.57 (0.75) | |||
| HbA1c (%) | 8.5 (1.1) | 8.4 (1.5 | 5.0 (0.5) | 5.2 (0.4) | |||
| Mean four year HbA1c(%) | 8.1 (0.5) | 9.3 (0.5) | – | – | |||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.22 (0.92) | 5.18 (0.99) | 5.09 (0.77) | 5.27 (0.87) | |||
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.73 (0.63) | 3.69 (0.70) | 3.66 (0.81) | 3.67 (0.61) | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.24 (0.33) | 1.24 (0.31) | 1.27 (0.57) | 1.33 (0.31) | |||
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.37 (0.73) | 1.36 (0.64) | 1.34 (0.76) | 1.37 (0.69) | |||
| Uric acid (μmol/l) | 310 (89) | 313 (92) | 321 (85) | 326 (79) | |||
| Microalbuminuria (with/without) | 3/9 | 7/23 | – | – | |||
Values are mean (SD) or n.
CAD, coronary artery disease; NIDDM, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.