Variable

aged 65 years or below (Group A) (N = 45)

early-stage elderly individuals (Group B) (N = 52)

late-stage elderly individuals aged 75 years or over (Group C) (N = 53)

Number of cases

45

52

53

Age

57.2 ± 5.2

69.2 ± 2.9

81.6 ± 4.3

Gender (Female %)

21.10%

28.10%

50.90%

Disease duration (year)

5.8 ± 4.8**

8.4 ± 5.1

10.5 ± 6.3**

AC**

Body mass index (kg/m²≤) BMI

26.2 ± 4.7

24.4 ± 3.2

23.4 ± 3.9**

C**

blood pressure: SBP (mmHg)

137 ± 17

136 ± 16

143 ± 19

blood pressure: DBP (mmHg)

80 ± 11

73 ± 13

70 ± 12**

C**

Number of antihypertensive agents

1.9 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 1.2

2 ± 1.0

T-Cho (mg/dl)

189.5 ± 37.3

184.2 ± 33.7

182.1 ± 40

TG (mg/dl)

167.9 ± 89

157.1 ± 83

135 ± 69

HDL-C (mg/dl)

49 ± 11.6

48.9 ± 15

52.4 ± 13.7

LDL-C (mg/dl)

98.1 ± 25

94 ± 25.4

97.2 ± 29.9

BUN (mg/dl)

14.5 ± 3.5

16.7 ± 5.0

16.7 ± 4.6

CRE (mg/dl)

3.2 ± 1.0

0.84 ± 0.2

0.83 ± 0.26

UA (mg/dl)

5.8 ± 1.4

5.6 ± 1.4

5.4 ± 1.0

Glucose (mg/dl)

117.7 ± 36

126.8 ± 43

113.8 ± 26.2

HbA1c (%)

6.26 ± 1.0

6.15 ± 0.82

6.2 ± 0.76

Cardiothoracic ratio: CTR (%)

49 ± 5.4

50.5 ± 4.9

52 ± 6.5

Left ventricular ejection fraction: EF (%)

62 ± 13

66 ± 4.7

65 ± 4.1

Ankle Brachial Index (Rt): ABI (Rt)

1.2 ± 0..1

1.1 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.13

Ankle Brachial Index (Lt): ABI (Lt)

1.19 ± 0.09

1.18 ± 0.07

1.12 ± 0.1

Pulse Wave Velocity (Rt): PWV (Rt)

1554.3 ± 240

1776 ± 500

2012 ± 325

Pulse Wave Velocity (Lt): PWV (Lt)

1550 ± 256.5

1849.2 ± 573.4

2037.5 ± 327.7