Table 1.
Main characteristics (number, gender distribution, mean age, BMI, Hb A1c, diabetes duration, presence of MetS, arterial hypertension, chronic complications of diabetes of the participants in the subgroups according to diabetes duration: newly-diagnosed T2DM, T2DM duration of <5 years, and T2DM duration >5 years).
| Parameters | Newly-Diagnosed T2DM | T2DM Duration <5 Years | T2DM Duration >5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Sex | 6 males; 3 females | 5 males; 4 females | 5 males; 4 females |
| Age (years) (mean + SD) | 62.0 + 7.5 | 51.3 + 14.0 | 55.7 + 7.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.8 + 8.4 | 38.1 + 13.7 | 34.0 + 2.7 |
| Hb A1c (%) | 7.9 + 2.3 | 8.8 + 1.8 | 8.7 + 2.1 |
| Duration (years) | 0.0 | 2.2 + 0.8 | 6.8 + 1.9 |
| MetS (%) | 7/9 (77.8) | 6/9 (66.7) | 9/9 (100.0) |
| Arterial hypertension (%) | 6/9 (66.7) | 8/9 (88.9) | 8/9 (88.9) |
| Chronic complications of diabetes (%) | 2/9 (22.2) | 8/9 (88.9) | 8/9 (88.9) |
T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; mean + SD: mean + standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; MetS: metabolic syndrome.