Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the subjects in whom this trial was completed.

 

Basal insulin group (n = 22

Premixed insulin group n = 21

P value

Age (years)

67.6 ± 8.7

72.8 ± 10.5

0.088

Sex (male/female)

14 / 8

12 / 9

0.663

Body weight kg

60.4 ± 12.1

56.7 ± 9.8

0.287

Duration of diabetes (years)

16.6 ± 8.6

21.8 ± 8.8

0.058

Body mass index kg/m2

23.2 ± 3.6

23.3 ± 3.0

0.959

HbA1c (%)

7.87 ± 0.99

7.96 ± 1.17

0.778

Insulin dose (U/day)

24.8 ± 11.1

24.8 ± 8.8

0.974

Insulin dose (U/kg/day)

0.41 ± 0.16

0.44 ± 0.16

0.455

Systolic clinic blood pressure (mmHg)

134.2 ± 16.1

135.7 ± 20.1

0.801

Diastolic clinic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.0 ± 10.3

71.1 ± 11.3

0.254

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

190.0 ± 49.9

188.0 ± 43.5

0.887

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

135.5 ± 84.7

124.5 ± 69.7

0.645

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol  (mg/dL)

59.4 ± 21.3

55.3 ± 12.3

0.449

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol  (mg/dL)

103.5 ± 41.1

107.7 ± 33.9

0.715

 

Values are expressed as means ± S.D.