| Case subjects (n = 294) | Control subjects (n = 153) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 41.60 ± 10.70 | 35.50 ± 7.50 |  < 0.001 |
Sex (M/F%) | 53/47 | 48/52 | 0.35 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 24.80 ± 3.60 | 23.80 ± 2.60 | 0.001 |
Diabetes duration (years) | 24.95 ± 9.23 | 15.31 ± 7.12 |  < 0.001 |
A1C (%) | 9.02 ± 1.61 | 7.77 ± 1.19 |  < 0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 127.30 ± 22.20 | 114.60 ± 13.50 |  < 0.001 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 75.90 ± 11.40 | 73.50 ± 10.80 | 0.030 |
Current smoker (%) | 32.90 | 28.10 | 0.01 |
Hypertension (%) | 55.80 | 13.40 |  < 0.001 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 90.31 ± 25.04 | 106.20 ± 13.74 |  < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.48 ± 1.23 | 4.90 ± 1.09 |  < 0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.35 ± 1.11 | 2.79 ± 0.97 |  < 0.001 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.60 ± 0.42 | 1.66 ± 0.40 | 0.157 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.19 (0.82–1.58) | 0.82 (0.64–1.08) |  < 0.001 |
NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 76.31 (31.34–133.50) | 41.10 (22.57–75.48) |  < 0.001 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 3.27 (2.40–4.30) | 2.21 (1.72–2.85) |  < 0.001 |
IL-6 (pg/ml) | 2.50 (1.33–3.79) | 1.80 (1.17–2.55) |  < 0.001 |
miR-146a-5p | 1.15 (0.32–3.34) | 1.74 (0.44–6.73) | 0.039 |