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Baseline characteristics of 1,004 adults with diabetes. |
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| Characteristic |
n (%) or mean (sd) |
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| 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%) |
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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 |
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