Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of cases and controls in Slovenian subjects with T2DM

Number

335

737

Age (years)

64.33 ± 9.79

64.12 ± 9.08

0.75

Male gender (%)

200 (59.7)

399 (54.1)

0.09

BMI (kg/m²)

29.64 ± 4.14

30.69 ± 4.59

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

104.99 ± 11.42

107.86 ± 12.73

0.02

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

148.06 ± 19.75

150.78 ± 19.74

0.05

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

82.11 ± 10.59

84.63 ± 11.52

< 0.001

DM duration (years)

15 (10–23)

13 (9–18)

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

8.87 ± 2.90

8.60 ± 2.54

0.25

HbA1c (%)

7.88 ± 1.34

7.50 ± 1.9

0.64

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.15 ± 1.45

4.64 ± 1.12

< 0.001

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.14 ± 0.30

1.24 ± 0.35

< 0.001

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.94 (2.22–3.76)

2.50 (2.02–3.10)

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.90 (1.34–2.70)

1.60 (1.10–2.43)

< 0.001

Smoking prevalence (%)

43 (22.8)

66 (9.0)

0.05

CVI (%)

27 (8.1)

44 (6.0)

0.20

TIA (%)

17 (5.1)

21 (2.8)

0.07

hsCRP (mg/L)

2.40 (1.28–4.80)

2.40 (1.30–3.90)

0.15