Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus included in the study.

n	508
Gender
Women (%)	226 (44.5)
Men (%)	282 (55.5)
Age (years)*	66.1 (11.3)
Duration of diabetes (years)*	13.6 (9.2)
Treatment
Insulin (%)	344 (67.7)
Metformin (%)	306 (60.2)
Other oral antidiabetic agents (%)	202 (39.8)

^*Median (SD).