Table 1.
Subjects’ characteristics (mean (SD))
| Control group | Diabetic patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | insulin | ||
| Number | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Sex (M/F) | 15/15 | 15/15 | 15/15 |
| Age (years) | 63.8 (2.6) | 63.9 (3.1) | 65.2 (2.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2 | 24.1 (1.0) | 24.5 (1.6) | 25.0 (1.1) |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 0 | 2.5 (1.0) | 7.3 (2.7) |
| Insulin dose (IU/24 h) | 0 | 0 | 46.0 (5.0) |
| Fasting glycemia (mmol/l) | 4.9 (0.3) | 6.0 (0.7) | 6.3 (0.6) |
| HbA1C(%) | 4.9 (0.6) | 6.6 (0.7) | 7.0 (0.5) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.2 (0.5) | 5.2 (0.6) | 5.1 (0.4) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.3) |