Table
1: Clinical
and biochemical characteristics of the studied population.
|
Parameters |
T2DM (n = 20) |
Healthy controls (n = 20) |
p |
|
Female/Male
ratio |
14/6 |
12/8 |
NA |
|
Age
(years) |
59.1 ±
11.4 |
57.1 ±
10.0 |
ns |
|
Body
mass index (kg/m2) |
30.3 ±
7.6 |
25.0 ±
3.6 |
< 0.05 |
|
Disease
duration (years) |
4.5 ±
4.0 |
NA |
NA |
|
Systolic
pressure (mmHg) |
126.0 ±
11.4 |
124.4 ±
12.1 |
ns |
|
Diastolic
pressure (mmHg) |
85.0 ±
8.3 |
81.9 ±
4.3 |
ns |
|
Fasting
glucose (mg/dL) |
135.2 ±
40.4 |
89.5 ±
8.5 |
< 0.05 |
|
Glycated hemoglobin (%) |
8.1 ±
1.3 |
5.8 ±
0.3 |
< 0.05 |
|
Total
cholesterol (mg/dL) |
196.8 ±
43.7 |
167.7 ±
29.5 |
< 0.05 |
|
Low
density lipoprotein (mg/dL) |
124.0 ±
37.5 |
99.2 ±
25.4 |
< 0.05 |
|
High
density lipoprotein (mg/dL) |
45.8 ±
10.3 |
55.7 ±
17.6 |
ns |
|
Triglycerides
(mg/dL) |
155.9 ±
45.1 |
113.2 ±
40.8 |
< 0.05 |
Data as
means ± SD.
NA: not
applicable; ns: not significant.
Significant
differences between the groups were determined using Student’s t-test (p < 0.05).