Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants at baseline

	Controls (n = 37)	Type 1 diabetes (n = 34)
Age (years)	34 ± 11	32 ± 11
BMI (kg/m2)	24 ± 4	25 ± 4
Male/female ratio	19:18	15:19
Glucose (mmol/l)	4.9 ± 0.5	7.2 ± 3.8*
HbA1c (%)	5.4 ± 0.4	7.9 ± 1.4*
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.5 ± 0.8	4.7 ± 0.8
Triacylglycerol (mmol/l)	0.9 ± 0.4	0.9 ± 0.5
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	2.9 ± 0.6	2.9 ± 0.6
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.1 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.4

Data are expressed as mean ± SD

*p < 0.05 vs controls