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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects

From: Common polymorphisms of calpain-10 and the risk of Type 2 Diabetes in a Tunisian Arab population: a case-control study

Characteristic

T2D Patients (917)

Controls (748)

P

Gender (M:F)

422:495

373:375

0.126

Mean Age (years)

59.3 ± 10.9

58.7 ± 8.7

0.160

Mean B.M.I. (kg/m 2 )

27.7 ± 4.3

23.5 ± 2.2

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

140.7 ± 27.0

121.6 ± 14.4

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

81.9 ± 12.6

77.9 ± 10.5

< 0.001

Hypertension 2

420 (45.8)

86 (18.0)

<0.001

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

12.8 ± 5.3

5.1 ± 0.6

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

9.6 ± 3.9

4.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Age at disease onset (years)

46.7 ± 10.9

N/A

N/A

T2D Duration (years)

12.6 ± 6.3

N/A

N/A

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 1.4

4.7 ± 1.2

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.9 ± 1.3

1.2 ± 0.6

< 0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.1 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

< 0.001

LDL (mmol/L)

3.8 ± 1.4

2.8 ± 1.8

< 0.001

Urea (mmol/L)

7.9 ± 4.8

5.6 ± 2.1

< 0.001

  1. 1. Student t-test for continuous variables, chi square for categorical variables.
  2. 2. Defined as BP reading ≥ 145/90 mmHg, and/or use of anti-hypertension medication.