Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Indo-Asian, African-Caribbean and Caucasian patients

Age (years)

59.47 ± 10.62

56.49 ± 12.06

56.90 ± 15.78

Diabetes(Type1/Type2)%

6.06/93.94

3.08/96.92

21.47/78.53*

Duration of diabetes (years)

17.34 ± 7.26

15.42 ± 8.65

16.66 ± 10.27

Gender (male/female)%

61.8/38.2

43.8/56.2

57.5/42.5

Smoking history (yes/No) %

51.9/48.1

73.7/26.7

76.1 /23.9*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

147.82 ± 24.42

145.62 ± 21.33

140.33 ± 23.02

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

82.33 ± 10.70

83.35 ± 12.62

79.11 ± 11.09

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.73 ± 0.91

4.59 ± 1.18

4.98 ± 0.92

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.64

1.42 ± 0.36

1.35 ± 0.36

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

2.22 ± 1.12

1.67 ± 0.94

2.140 ± 1.13

Height (m)

1.62 ± 0.10

1.65 ± 0.09

1.66 ± 0.11

BMI (Kg/m2)

27.37 ± 4.57

30.73 ± 6.43

31.66 ± 7.37

HbA1c %

7.5 ± 1.24

8.33 ± 1.78

7.9 ± 1.62