Table 2.

Main details of the study groups: sample size, sex and age.

group	No. of subjects	Women (%)	Age (yrs) mean (SD*)
T2D§	602	43.2	62.4 (7.3)
MI†	600	20.8	57.5 (6.5)
MI&T2D	600	28.2	58.2 (7.5)
Controls	605	18.8	56.6 (6.5)
Total	2407	27.7	58.7 (7.3)

*SD: standard deviation;

^§T2D: type 2 diabetes;

^†MI: myocardial infarction.