Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics
| TYPE I |
TYPE II |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMI (n = 15) | CONI (n = 15) | DMII (n = 16) | CONII (n = 16) | |
| Female/male | 6/9 | 6/9 | 11/5 | 11/5 |
| Age | 33 ± 3 | 33 ± 3 | 47 ± 2 | 45 ± 2 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26 ± 0.8 | 26 ± 1.8 | 36 ± 1.5 | 36 ± 2 |
| Physical activity, kcal · kg−1 · day−1 | 34.9 ± 0.7 | 34.2 ± 0.5 | 33.6 ± 0.3 | 33.8 ± 0.4 |
| HbA1c,* % | 7.8 ± 0.3 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 7.6 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.1 |
| Years with diagnosed diabetes | 10.9 ± 0.9 | N/A | 6.6 ± 0.5 | N/A |
| Resting heart rate,* beats/min | 65 ± 2 | 57 ± 3 | 78 ± 3 | 69 ± 3 |
| Resting blood pressure, mm | 122/74 | 119/79 | 127/83 | 122/80 |
| Resting mean arterial pressure, mm | 90 ± 2.4 | 92 ± 2.9 | 98 ± 2.7 | 93 ± 1.9 |
| Dorsiflexor muscle CSA, cm2 | 10.6 ± 0.5 | 12.1 ± 0.7 | 12.3 ± 0.6 | 11.8 ± 0.3 |
| Intramuscular fat,% | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.9 | 7.1 ± 1.1 |
Values are means ± SE. CSA, cross-sectional area; CON, control subjects; DM, subjects with diabetes mellitus. Groups (DMI vs. CONI and DMII vs. CONII) were not different on any parameter, except for higher glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and higher resting heart rate.
*
P < 0.05, DM > CON.