TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics

	Controls (n = 80)	Cases (n = 84)	P
Age (years)	61.1 ± 8.9	61.4 ± 7.4	n.s.
Duration of DM (years)	9.1 ± 7.2	8.5 ± 7.5	n.s.
HbA1c (%)	9.8 ± 2.2	10.4 ± 2.9	n.s.
BMI (kg/m2)	31.4 ± 5.6	30.2 ± 5.3	n.s.
Waist-hip ratio	0.98± .09	0.99 ±.07	n.s.
Females n (%)	40 (50%)	26 (31%)	0.01
Ethnicity n (%)
Hispanics	54 (68%)	44 (52%)	0.05
African American	9 (11%)	6 (7%)	n.s.
White + other	17 (21%)	34 (41%)	0.01

n.s, nonsignificant.