Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants
| Group (A) | Group (B) | Significance | |
| Sample size (N) | 40 | 40 | P >0.05 |
| Age (year) | 43.62± 6.17 | 44.11 ± 5.89 | P >0.05 |
| Gender (F/M) | 19/20 | 17/22 | P >0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.65 ± 5.53 | 30.87 ± 5.76 | P >0.05 |
| HC (cm) | 123. 4813.17 | 121.7911.62 | P >0.05 |
| WC (cm) | 107.1110.56 | 106.5412.13 | P >0.05 |
| WHR | 0.950.07 | 0.920.07 | P >0.05 |
| HbA1C (%) | 8.941.85 | 8.571.47 | P >0.05 |
| Diabetes duration (year) | 11.422.16 | 10.831.97 | P >0.05 |
| SBP(mmHg) | 144.12 16.18 | 142.7614.34 | P >0.05 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 93.327.31 | 92.228.13 | P >0.05 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; HC: Hip circumference; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist hip ratio HbA1C: Glycosylated haemoglobin; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.