Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 1,004 adults with diabetes.

Characteristic
n (%) or mean (sd)

Ace Inhibitors use
445 (44.3%)
Men
457 (45.5%)
Age, years
64.8 (12.0)
Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg
140.3 (19.6)
Glycosolated hemoglobin A1C, %
7.12 (1.3)
Body mass index, kg/m2
33.81 (7.4)
Alcohol use
274 (27.4%)
Cigarette smoking
170 (17.0%)
Number of comorbid conditions
1.8 (1.7)
Number of prescription medications
6.7 (3.8)
Rheumatic disease
142 (14.2%)
Asthma/chronic obstructive lung disease
203 (20.2%)
Coronary artery disease
193 (19.2%)
Cancer
126 (12.6%)
Congestive heart failure
172 (17.2%)
Cirrhosis
18 (1.8%)
Stroke
118 (11.8%)
Depression
351 (35.0%)
Foot ulcers
111 (11.2%)
Foot/leg pain
291 (31.0%)
Microvascular disease
170 (17.0%)
Paresis
30 (3.0%)
Peptic ulcer disease
143 (14.3%)
Peripheral vascular disease
88 (8.8%)
Renal problems
50 (5.0%)
Sexual dysfunction
244 (26.6%)
Stomach emptying
56 (6.2%)

sd = standard deviation; n = number of subjects with the characteristic

Ramos-Nino et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-17