Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients
From: Bone mineral density predictors in long-standing type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Type 1diabetes mellitus(n = 30) | Control group(n = 30) | Type 2diabetes mellitus(n = 39) | Controlgroup(n = 39) | Type 1vs.Type 2 | Type 1vs.Control | Type 2vs.Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean ± SEM | mean ± SEM | mean ± SEM | p-value | ||||
Gender (n)Women(Menopause)Men | n = 18 (60 %)(n = 6)n = 12 (40 %) | n = 18 (60 %)(n = 6)n = 12 (40 %) | n = 19 (48.7 %)(n = 16)n = 20 (51.3 %) | n = 19 (48.7 %)(n = 16)n = 20 (51.3 %) | -- | -- | -- |
Age (y) | 40.27 ± 2.7 | 42.4 ± 3.12 | 62.39 ± 1.21 | 60.03 ± 1.31 | < 0.001 | 0.61 | 0.2 |
BMI (g/cm2) | 24.27 ± 0.81 | 25.66 ± 0.73 | 30.56 ± 0.78 | 30.77 ± 0.78 | < 0.001 | 0.22 | 0.84 |
Diabetes-specific parameters | |||||||
Duration of diabetes (y) | 14.23 ± 1.89 | - | 9.49 ± 0.8 | - | 0.026 | - | - |
HbA1c (%) | 8.86 ± 0.35 | - | 6.86 ± 0.15 | - | < 0.001 | - | - |
Complications (n) | 12 (40 %) | 9 (23 %) | |||||
General parameters | |||||||
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.63 ± 0.7 | - | 9.69 ± 0.6 | - | 0.49 | - | - |
Phosphate (mg/dl) | 3.43 ± 0.12 | 3.25 ± 0.08 | 0.19 | ||||
TSH (uUI/ml) | 3.3 ± 0.8 | - | 2.23 ± 0.013 | - | 0.14 | - | - |
PTH (pg/ml) | 37.98 ± 2.24 | 37.11 ± 2.33 | 47.47 ± 3.9 | 48.42 ± 1.6 | 0.055 | 0.79 | 0.84 |