Insulin Resistance in relation to Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia among Men Clinically Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 3
Distribution of elevated blood pressure and abnormal lipid parameters stratified by HOMA-IR.
Parameter
Total ()
()
()
value
Systolic blood pressure
Normal
30 (24.8%)
22 (30.1%)
8 (16.7%)
0.093
Elevated
91 (75.2%)
51 (69.9%)
40 (83.3%)
Diastolic blood pressure
Normal
20 (16.5%)
14 (19.2%)
6 (12.5%)
0.333
Elevated
101 (83.5%)
59 (80.8%)
42 (87.5%)
Blood pressure
Normal
32 (26.4%)
24 (32.9%)
8 (16.7%)
0.048
Elevated
89 (73.6%)
49 (67.1%)
40 (83.3%)
Hypertension on diagnosis
No
26 (21.5%)
14 (19.2%)
12 (25%)
0.446
Yes
95 (78.5%)
59 (80.8%)
36 (75%)
Total cholesterol
Normal
86 (71.1%)
55 (75.3%)
31 (64.6%)
0.202
High
35 (28.9%)
18 (24.7%)
17 (35.4%)
Triglyceride
Normal
110 (90.9%)
67 (91.8%)
43 (89.6%)
0.681
High
11 (9.1%)
6 (8.2%)
5 (10.4%)
HDL cholesterol
Normal
82 (67.8%)
48 (65.8%)
34 (70.8%)
0.559
Low
39 (32.2%)
25 (34.2%)
14 (29.2%)
LDL cholesterol
Normal
112 (92.6%)
71 (97.3%)
41 (85.4%)
0.015
High
9 (7.4%)
2 (2.7%)
7 (14.6%)
Dyslipidaemia
No
45 (37.2%)
28 (38.4%)
17 (35.4%)
0.743
Yes
76 (62.8%)
45 (61.6%)
31 (64.6%)
Atherogenic index
Normal
62 (51.2%)
40 (54.8%)
22 (45.8%)
0.335
Abnormal
59 (48.8%)
33 (45.2%)
26 (54.2%)
Data is presented as proportions and where appropriate. Categorical variables were compared using chi-square test and continuous variables using unpaired -test.