Variable

Control

n = 81

a

T2DM

n = 90

b

TD2M/AS

n = 31

c

p value

a & b

p value

a & c

p value

b & c

Age (years)

49.09 ± 8.11

50.27 ± 6.36

54.26 ± 5.22

0.27

0.001**

0.007**

Waist size (cm)

91.35 ± 13.57

93.09 ± 12.13

90.52 ± 11.45

0.36

0.75

0.32

Body mass index (kg/m²)

28.82 ± 6.43

28.87 ± 5.35

26.94 ± 5.50

0.96

0.12

0.11

SBP (mm Hg)

132.47 ± 21.53

134.28 ± 25.99

144.68 ± 32.90

0.64

0.02*

0.047*

DBP (mm Hg)

88.32 ± 14.20

87.11 ± 12.88

89.39 ± 18.11

0.58

0.72

0.44

Heart rate (bpm)

76.64 ± 10.81

84.03 ± 11.95

79.84 ± 14.04

<0.0001***

0.21

0.10

ft-PWV (m/s)

6.99 ± 1.44

7.34 ± 1.34

14.59 ± 5.04

0.37

<0.0001***

<0.0001***

Reactive hyperemia index

2.00 ± 0.70

1.99 ± 0.69

1.71 ± 0.39

0.96

0.33

0.27

Nitric oxide (µmol/L)

750.30 ± 250.99

770.06 ± 217.60

777.65 ± 256.42

0.59

0.60

0.88

Fasting glycemic (g/l)

0.85 ± 0.15

1.50 ± 0.80

1.88 ± 0.99

<0.0001***

<0.0001***

0.005**

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

5.24 ± 0.59

8.04 ± 2.36

8.58 ± 2.55

<0.0001***

<0.0001***

0.16

Triglyceride (g/l)

0.79 ± 0.33

0.86 ± 0.45

0.90 ± 0.44

0.23

0.19

0.65

Total cholesterol (g/l)

2.08 ± 0.43

2.21 ± 0.52

2.33 ± 0.53

0.90

0.015*

0.22

LDL cholesterol (g/l)

1.36 ± 0.39

1.59 ± 0.51

1.74 ± 0.49

0.001**

<0.0001***

0.13

HDL cholesterol (g/l)

0.59 ± 0.13

0.56 ± 0.18

0.59 ± 0.12

0.22

0.90

0.30

No-HDL cholesterol (g/l)

1.49 ± 0.37

1.65 ± 0.50

1.74 ± 0.50

0.025**

0.01*

0.33

ApoB/ApoA

0.64 ± 0.21

0.77 ± 0.64

0.65 ± 0.20

0.08

0.93

0.23