Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants

Characteristic	Participants with type 2 diabetes			Controls
	Baseline	After 8 weeks of sulodexide	p a	Baseline	p b	After 8 weeks of sulodexide	p c
	n = 10	n = 10		n = 10		n = 10
Age (years)	51.9 ± 8.4	51.9 ± 8.4	p = NS	56.3 ± 8.5	p = NS	56.3 ± 8.5	p = NS
Duration of diabetes (years)	5.1 ± 5.6	5.1 ± 5.6	p = NS
BMI (kg/m2)	29.7 ± 5.5	29.6 ± 5.3	p = NS	27 ± 2.1	p = NS	26.9 ± 1.8	p = NS
SBP (mmHg)	141 ± 14	139 ± 18	p = NS	135 ± 15	p = NS	141 ± 27	p = NS
DBP (mmHg)	87 ± 8	84 ± 9	p = NS	82 ± 8	p < 0.05	81 ± 6	p = NS
Glucose (mmol/l)	7.1 ± 2.0	7.3 ± 2.4	p = NS	4.9 ± 0.4	p = 0.002	5.2 ± 0.6	p = NS
HbA1c (%)	7.1 ± 1.2	7.1 ± 1.2	p = NS	5.6 ± 0.3	p < 0.001	5.5 ± 0.2	p = NS
TC (mmol/l)	5.6 ± 1.0	5.3 ± 1.4	p = NS	6.3 ± 1.3	p = NS	5.5 ± 0.9	p = NS
LDL-C (mmol/l)	3.4 ± 0.8	3.1 ± 1.3	p = NS	4.4 ± 1.1	p = NS	3.5 ± 1.0	p = NS
HDL-C (mmol/l)	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.3	p = NS	1.4 ± 0.1	p = 0.001	1.4 ± 0.3	p = NS
TG (mmol/l)	2.0 (1.4–3.5)	2.1 (1.1–3.0)	p = NS	1.0 (0.9–1.3)	p = 0.001	1.3 (0.8–1.4)	p = NS
CRP (mg/l)	1.9 (0.5–5.5)	1.5 (0.5–4.4)	p = NS	1.2 (0.5–1.4)	p < 0.05	2.6 (0.8–14)	p = NS

Values expressed as means ± SD

Triacylglycerol and CRP values are presented as median (interquartile range) due to skewed distribution

DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triacylglycerols

^aDiabetes patients at baseline vs diabetes patients after 8 weeks of sulodexide

^bBaseline diabetes patients vs baseline controls

^cBaseline controls vs control participants after 8 weeks of sulodexide