Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Patient number	n = 55
Sex
Men	n = 34 (61.8%)
Women	n = 21 (38.2%)
Type of diabetes
Type 1	n = 8 (15.5%)
Type 2	n = 47 (85.5%)
Age (years), mean (±SD∗)	66.7 (±9.59)
Duration of diabetes (years), mean (±SD)	18.1 (±13.29)
HbA1c, mean (±SD)	7.4% (±1.25)
Insulinotherapy	n = 20 (36%)
High blood pressure	n = 34 (61.8%)
Dyslipidemia	n = 14 (25%)
Nephropathy	n = 15 (27%)
Macroangiopathy	n = 2 (3.6%)
Sleep apnea syndrome	n = 2 (3.6%)

^∗SD: standard deviation.