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Table 1 Clinical data, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors by group for the patient cohort.

From: Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study

 

CnDM

56

CDM

52

InDM

65

IDM

54

Age (yr)

41 ± 7

56 ± 11

46 ± 13

57 ± 13

Male

35 (62%)

33 (63%)

35 (54%)

35 (65%)

HbA1c (%)

N/A

7.4 ± 1.7

5.7 ± .60

7.8 ± 1.8

BMI (kg/m2)

31 ± 5

31 ± 4

30 ± 8

31 ± 6

SBP (mmHg)

120 ± 12

125 ± 15

126 ± 17

132 ± 17**

DBP (mmHg)

78 ± 8

80 ± 9

78 ± 12

78 ± 11

Smoking

1 (2%)

20 (38%)

34 (52%)

50 (92%)**

HTN

2 (3.5%)

22 (42%)

39 (60%)

40 (74%)**

↑TC

3 (5%)

26 (50%)

30 (46%)

39 (72%)**

**p < 0.0001 versus CnDM

  1. Results are in mean ± SD or number (%). BMI – body mass index; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; HTN hypertension; ↑TC – increased total cholesterol; CnDM – Caucasian non-diabetic; CDM – Caucasian diabetic; InDM – Indigenous non-diabetic; IDM – Indigenous diabetic.