Table 1. Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics.

n	26
Sex (men / Women)	11/15
Age (years)	51.6 ± 12.5
Duration of disease (years)	6.9 ± 7.0
Length of hospital stay (days)	20.6 ± 9.3
Height (cm)	161.9 ± 8.9
Weight (kg)	87.6 ± 15.7
Waist circumference (cm)	106.5 ± 13.4
BMI (kg/m2)	33.4 ± 5.4
Treatment
Untreated	5
Oral hypoglycemic agents	21
Insulin	5
Anticholesteremic agents	17
Antihypertensive agents	13

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index