Table 1. General characteristics of the Diabetic and Control Population.

Characteristics	Diabetics (n = 50)	Controls (n = 50)
Age – years	56±6	54±8
Male - No. (%)	23 (46)	23 (46)
Female - No. (%)	27 (54)	27 (54)
Smokers – No. (%)	11 (22)	7 (14)
Weight – kg	97±17	71±11
BMI – kg.m−2	33.3±5.6	24.4±2.5
Waist – cm	107±13	85±8
Hips – cm	115±12	98±5
HbA1c (DCCT) – %	7.0±3.2	5.6±2.4
HbA1c (IFCC) – mmol/mol	53.7±12.0	37.3±2.7
Fasting glucose level – mmol/l	8.0±3.1	5.0±0.4
Duration of diabetes – years	9.8±6.3

Data are means ± SD.