Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of healthy control and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes participants
| Participant characteristics | Healthy control (n = 25) |
Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (n = 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± standard deviation) | 43.78 ± 7.91 | 54.80 ± 4.81 |
| Gender (males; females) | 5; 20 | 1; 14 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Never smoked | 32 | 13 |
| Past smokers | 0 | 27 |
| Current smokers | 68 | 60 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) (mean ± standard deviation) | 24.82 ± 5.29 | 28.45 ± 5.98 |
| HbA1c (%) (mean ± standard deviation) | 5.22 ± 0.29 | 11.55 ± 1.19 |
| FBG (mmol/l) (mean ± standard deviation) | 4.55 ± 0.67 | 14.87 ± 2.68 |
HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; FBG, fasting blood glucose