. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0119983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119983

Table 1. Characteristics of the cohort under analysis.

Presence of diabetes	Gender	Presence/Absence of complications	Presence/Absence of MS
Presence of diabetes	Mean age ± SD	Mean age ± SD	Mean age ± SD
Controls	Males N = 231	-	With MS: N = 21
	Males N = 231		(61.8±12.7)
	(58.8±11.7)		Without MS N = 210
	(58.8±11.7)		(58.5±11.6)
	Females N = 368	-	With MS N = 49
	Females N = 368		(65.3±10.4)
	(58.2±12.7)		Without MS N = 319
	(58.2±12.7)		(57.1±12.7)
Diabetic patients	Males N = 302	With complications N = 189	With MS N = 92
		With complications N = 189	(66.2±7.2)
		(65.6±8.1)	Without MS N = 97
		(65.6±8.1)	(65.0±8.8)
	(65.0±8.3)	Without complications N = 113	With MS N = 51
		Without complications N = 113	(63.3±7.8)
		(64.1±8.5)	Without MS N = 62
		(64.1±8.5)	(64.7±9.0)
	Females N = 260	With complications N = 120	With MS N = 91
		With complications N = 120	(68.8±6.5)
		(68.9±6.6)	Without MS N = 29
		(68.9±6.6)	(69.2±7.1)
	(66.6±7.8)	Without complications N = 140	With MS N = 100
		Without complications N = 140	(64.7±8.1)
		(64.7±8.1)	Without MS N = 40
		(64.7±8.1)	(64.7±8.4)

Subjects were classified on the basis of the presence of diabetes, diabetic complications and metabolic syndrome (MS). For each class, the number(N) of males and females is indicated, while the mean age ± it's standard deviation(SD) are reported between round brackets.