Table 2.

Telomere length and oxidative DNA damage in subjects with or without type 2 diabetes

	Control subjects	Type 2 diabetes	P
n	22	10
Telomere length
CK+ cells	12.1 ± 3.4	10.6 ± 3.6	P = 0.27
All cells	9.2 ± 2.8	8.2 ± 2.8	P = 0. 38
Oxidative DNA damage
CK+ cells	2.5 ± 0.6	2.6 ± 0.6	P = 0.76
All cells	2.2 ± 0.6	2.2 ± 0.6	P = 0.83

Data are means ± SD. Data as MESF for telomere length and MFI for 8-oxoguanine as a marker of oxidative DNA damage.