Items

Lipoprotein (a)

P VALUE

Lower tertile

T1

Middle tertile

T2

Higher tertile

T3

Number (%)

78 (33.8)

76 (32.9)

77 (33.3)

Lp(a) nmol/L

7.6 (3-14.6)

34.4 (25.3-45.8)

102.2 (84.5-151.7)

-

Age (years)

58 (53-63.7)

57 (51-63)

61 (55-65)

0.018

Sex ratio M/W

0.95

1.53

1.85

0.107

Diabetes duration (years)

10 (6-16.2)

9 (5-14)

10 (6-18)

0.137

BMI (kg/m²)

20.2 (19.2-22.2)

20.5 (19.1-23)

26.7 (22.2-31)

< 0.01

WC (cm) Men

87.5 (81.7-93)

90 (85-93)

94 (88-100.2)

0.002

WC (cm) women

78 (73-87.7)

77 (72-79.2)

90 (78-98)

0.001

Hypertensionn (%)

32 (41)

14 (18.4)

41 (53.2)

< 0.01

Dyslipidemia n(%)

28 (35.9)

18 (23.7)

42 (54.5)

< 0.01

Nephropathy n(%)

6 (7.7)

3 (3.9)

7 (9.1)

0.432

Retinopathy n(%)

15 (19.2)

10 (13.2)

16 (20.8)

0.428

Foot ulcer n(%)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

10 (13.0)

0.001

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy n(%)

25 (32.1)

17 (22.4)

33 (42.9)

0.026

Previous myocardial infarction n(%)

3 (3.8)

4 (5.3)

17 (22.1)

< 0.01

Cerebrovascular accident n(%)

2 (2.6)

0

8 (10.4)

0.004

Peripheral arterial disease n(%)

1 (1.3)

0

8 (10.4)

0.001

Insulin n(%)

17 (21.8)

15 (19.7)

9 (12.7)

0.325

FPG ((mmol.L^-1)

7.9 (6.3-10.1)

7.6 (6.2-8.6)

8.2 (6.6-9.9)

0.174

TG (mmol.L^-1)

1.4 (1-1.9)

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

1.3 (1-1.8)

0.243

TC (mmol.L^-1)

4.1 (3.3-4.8)

3.9 (3.7-4.8)

4.1 (3.6-5.1)

0.498

HDL-c (mmol.L^-1)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

1.2 (0.9-1.4)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.174

LDL-c (mmol.L^-1)

2.2 (1.6-3.1)

2.5 (1.9-3.1)

2.5 (1.9-3.3)

0.184

AIP

-0.24 (-0.41- (-032))

-0.36 (-0.55-(-0.18)

-0.29 (-0.45-(-0.08))

0.032

HbA1c (%)

7.4 (6.8-8.7)

7.3 (6.5-8.2)

7.6 (6.8-8.6)

0.259