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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics by randomization group.

From: Detection of silent myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic patients with diabetes: results of a randomized trial and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of systematic screening

Parameter

Usual care

Screening

Age (years)

63.7 ± 6.4

64.1 ± 6.4

Males (%)

53.7

55.4

BMI (kg/m²)

30.8 ± 5.3

30.4 ± 4.7

HbA1C (%)

8.7 ± 2.0

8.6 ± 2.2

Lipid abnormality (%)

81.6

80.4

History of TIA (%)

3.8

5.4

History of heart failure (%)

0

1.0

History of peripheral arterial disease (%)

14.3

13.9

Familial history of cardiovascular disease (%)

21.0

21.8

Tobacco consumption (%)

14.6

17.4

Hypertension (%)

88.3

89.2

Increased urinary albumin excretion (%)

40.3

44.0

  1. BMI = body mass index; TIA = transient ischemic attack. Quantitative values are given as means and (SD)