Table 1 General clinical characteristics of the cohort that was classified according to appendicular skeletal muscle mass

Gender(n,%)

< 0.001*

Male

54(61.4)

33(32.0)

Female

34(38.6)

70(68.0)

Age(years)

70.68 ± 8.06

70.58 ± 6.11

0.923

WHR

1.22 ± 0.31

1.26 ± 0.27

0.301

BMI(kg/m2)

23.78 ± 2.55

27.24 ± 3.24

< 0.001*

BF(%)

31.03 ± 7.74

34.99 ± 6.90

< 0.001*

Duration(years)

13 (8, 20)

11 (6, 1)

0.074

ASMI

5.89(5.08,6.51)

6.50(5.84,7.35)

< 0.001*

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic

129.57 ± 15.63

131.51 ± 16.18

0.406

 Diastolic

76.59 ± 10.39

76.12 ± 9.42

0.776

Ever/current smoke (n,%)

0.013*

 Yes

29(33.0)

18(17.5)

 No

59(67.0)

85(82.5)

Ever/current drinking (n,%)

0.005*

 Yes

18(20.5)

7(6.8)

 No

70(79.5)

96(93.2)

History of anti-diabetic medication(n,%)

0.061

 Yes

50(56.8)

72(69.9)

 No

38(43.2)

31(30.1)

History of insulin(n,%)

0.444

 Yes

37(42.0)

49(47.6)

 No

51(58.0)

54(52.4)

History of insulin and anti-diabetic medication(n,%)

0.064

 Yes

17(19.3)

32(31.1)

 No

71(80.7)

71(68.9)

Arteriosclerosis(n,%)

0.204

 Yes

82(93.2)

100(97.1)

 No

6(6.8)

3(2.9)

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (n,%)

0.098

 Yes

69(78.4)

90(87.4)

 No

19(21.6)

13(12.6)

Diabetic nephropathy (n,%)

0.789

 Yes

41(46.6)

46(44.7)

 No

47(53.4)

57(55.3)

Diabetic retinopathy (n,%)

0.857

 Yes

11(12.5)

12(11.7)

 No

77(87.5)

91(88.3)