Table 1.
Characteristics of DM patients and the controls.
| Items | Patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (Men ~ Women) | 23 ~ 9 | 23 ~ 9 |
| Age (years) | 60.2 ± 8.6 | 60.3 ± 8.8* |
| Height (cm) | 169.4 ± 8.3 | 167.6 ± 7.0* |
| Weight (kg) | 74.5 ± 12.8 | 70.9 ± 10.6* |
| Handedness(1) | 92.5 ± 15.3 | 92.3 ± 9.3* |
| HbA1c (%)(2) | 8.43 ± 2.41 | NA |
| FBG (mmol/L)(3) | 10.29 ± 3.34 | NA |
| PBG (mmol/L)(4) | 13.33 ± 5.43 | 4.90 ± 1.18 |
| DM Duration (years) | 8.8 ± 6.7 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
(1)Edinburgh Handedness Inventory; (2)Glycated hemoglobin; (3)Fasting Plasma Glucose; (4)Post meal blood glucose; *No significant difference between the patients and controls (t-test, p > 0.05).