Table 1: Clinical characteristics of subject according to diabetic status

Characteristics	Non-diabetes	Diabetes	P values
Age (years)	43.78 ± 1.48	46.57 ± 1.10	0.130
BMI (kg/m2)	22.62 ± .49	23.25 ± .42	0.325
Waist circumference (cm)	76.23 ± 0.83	81.62 ± .97	< 0.001
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)	5.93 ± 0.082	11.19 ± 0.48	< 0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	208.75 ± 16.82	230.71 ± 12.85	0.297
HDL-C (mg/dl)	39.64 ± 2.34	33.55 ± 1.18	0.018
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg	123.74 ± 2.81	128.71 ± 2.07	0.151
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	77.34 ± 1.28	80.08 ± 0.96	0.087
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	208.14 ± 8.92	198.60 ± 8.24	0.433
LDL-C (mg/dl)	138.85 ±7.66	129.43 ± 8.05	0.400
HOMA-IR	1.64 ± 0.22	5.82 ± 0.55	< 0.001
Insulin (µU/ml)	10.36 ± 3.61	15.39 ± 1.69	0.174

Data are mean ± S.E and t-test for normally distributed data; BMI: Body Mass Index, HDL-C: High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, LDL-C: Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance.