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Table 1 Comparison of general data of the case and control group

From: Sound touch elastography of Achilles tendons in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus versus healthy adults

Variable

Control Group

(n = 98)

Case Group

(n = 82)

P value

Age (years)

59.40 ± 6.44

60.10 ± 3.91

0.371

Sex (male/female)

60/38

45/37

0.390

BMI (kg/m2)

24.56 ± 1.71

24.76 ± 2.34

0.511

FPG (mmol/L)

5.20 (1.50)

9.88 (4.12)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.48 ± 0.19

8.66 ± 1.13

< 0.001

Diabetes duration (years)

0

7 (2)

/

Diabetes-related complications (with/without)

0/98

10/72

/

Treatment of diabetes (normalized/non-normalized)

0/0

5/77

/

  1. Sex, diabetes duration and treatment of diabetes are presented as numbers. FPG is presented as median (interquartile range). Other data are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c