Table 1.

Demographics and baseline characteristics

Variable	Vildagliptin 100 mg once daily	Placebo
n	29	30
Age (years)	57.4 ± 9.4	57.0 ± 6.7
Men	17 (58.6)	18 (60.0)
Europid	28 (96.6)	27 (90.0)
Body weight (kg)	90.2 ± 15.9	87.6 ± 19.1
BMI (kg/m2)	29.9 ± 4.9	29.2 ± 4.4
Waist circumference (cm)	100.7 ± 10.9	99.5 ± 12.8
HbA1c (%)	6.0 ± 0.7	6.0 ± 0.7
FPG (mmol/l)	7.0 ± 1.2	7.1 ± 1.0
Disease duration (y)	1.4 ± 2.8	0.6 ± 1.1

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)