Table 1.

Demographics and clinical parameters of the T2DM patients

Parameters	Male n=39 (36.5%)	Female n=68 (63.5%)	P
Age, years	63.00±12.30	61.72±10.35	0.241
Diabetes duration, years	3.00 (0.00-30.00)	7.00 (0.00-35.00)	0.036*
BMI, kg/m2	30.25±5.10	33.53±6.89	0.006*
cIMT, μm	79.59±21.71	76.47±31.64	0.552
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	170.32±30.62	192.89±43.15	0.003*
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	38.00 (22.00-66.00)	43.00 (18.00-107.00)	0.022*
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	96.50 (57.00-135.00)	98.00 (55.00-269.00)	0.236
Triglyceride, mg/dL	129.50 (48.00-584.00)	197.00 (60.00-821.00)	0.028*
Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL	125.50 (76.00-450.00)	135.00 (63.00-377.00)	0.401
MCV, fL	84.66±4.63	82.12±5.20	0.013*
Serum iron, μg/dL	85.50 (23.00-168.00)	69.00 (19.00-136.00)	0.021*
SBP, mm Hg	142.44±23.34	152.01±20.89	0.038*
DBF, mm Hg	85.38±12.95	87.61±13.74	0.413
hs-CRP, mg/L	1.20 (0.39-53.09)	1.21 (0.14-68.90)	0.833
Folate, ng/mL	6.94 (3.50-17.80)	9.29 (3.73-19.30)	0.009*
Hcy, μol/L	12.62±2.58	14.83±2.44	0.015*
Vitamin B12, pg/mL	257.00 (150.00-845.00)	240.00 (151.00-647.00)	0.418
HgB, g/dL	13.90±1.06	12.38±1.57	0.000*
Hct, %	41.31±2.97	37.31±4.33	0.000*
HbA1c, %	8.0±1.89	7.8±2.31	0.986
HOMO S, %	2.85 (0.53-8.31)	4.28 (0.57-9.25)	0.201
Visceral fat area, cm2	13.50 (3.00-25.00)	11.00 (5.00-20.00)	0.001*

^*Values in bold indicate statistical significance (P<0.05).

The results are shown as mean±SD (Standard deviation) and median (min-max).

BMI - body mass index; cIMT - carotid intima-media thickness; DBP - diastolic blood pressure; Hct - hematocrit; Hcy - homocysteine; HDL - high-density lipoprotein;

Hb - hemoglobin; hs-CRP - high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMO S - Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Sensitivity; HbA1c - glycosylated hemoglobin; LDL - low-density lipoprotein; MCV - mean corpuscular volume; N - number of individuals; SBP - systolic blood pressure; T2DM - type 2 diabetes mellitus