Table 4.
Description of the study population characteristics: current non-smoking subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
| Individual Characteristics | N = 22 individuals |
|---|---|
| Mean (± SD) or total number N (%) | |
| Age [yrs] | 61 (± 8) |
| Age ≥ 60 yrs | 13 (59) |
| Gender: male | 14 (64) |
| Ethnicity: | |
| Caucasian | 15 (68) |
| African-American | 6 (27) |
| Hispanic-American | 1 (5) |
| Body mass index (BMI) [kg/m2] | 33 (± 7) |
| Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 12 (55) |
| Average systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg | 9 (41) |
| Smoking-status | |
| Never-smoker | 12 (55) |
| Ex-smoker | 10 (45) |
| Null polymorphism of GSTM1a | 10 (45)b |
aGSTM1: Glutathione S-transferase M1
bFour subjects declined permission for genetic testing.