Table 1.

Demographic and laboratory details of the 9 Caucasian and 10 Aboriginal patients studied. Data are, unless otherwise stated, mean ± s.d.

	Caucasian	Aboriginal	95% CI on difference
Age (years)	53.4 ± 12.2	40.3 ± 6.9*	−3.7, −22.6
Gender (M/F)	3/6	4/6	–
Duration of diabetes (years)	5.8 ± 5.4	4.5 ± 2.9	2.8, −5.4
Body mass index (kg m−2)	33.8 ± 8.8	33.1 ± 11.6	9.4, −10.8
Glycated haemoglobin (%)¶	8.4 ± 1.8	8.8 ± 1.7	2.0, −1.3
Number of current smokers	2	4	–

^¶normal range < 6%

^*P < 0.05 vs Caucasian group.