Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with diabetes and ischemic heart disease (n = 3,998).

Variable

No cardioprotective medication (n = 288)

1 or more cardioprotective medication(s) (n = 3710)

p-value

Male

50.7

61.6

<0.01

Age, mean (STD)

67.3(14.5)

69.3(9.8)

0.02

Hypertension

74.3

92.5

<0.01

Prior myocardial infarction

46.5

46.6

0.97

Peripheral vascular disease

8.0

10.2

0.24

Cerebrovascular disease

30.9

34.1

0.27

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

29.9

28.6

0.66

Heart failure

25.3

36.3

<0.01

Sleep apnea

20.1

23.4

0.21

Renal insufficiency

10.4

15.4

0.02

Retinopathy

6.9

6.6

0.82

Hypercholesterolemia

45.1

85.3

<0.01

Blood pressure <130/80 mm Hg at baseline

47.9

39.5

<0.01

LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dl at baseline

78.8

73.6

0.05

Hemoglobin A1C <7% at baseline

64.2

45.7

<0.01

Ho et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2006 6:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-6-48