Table 1.

Diabetic (n = 7) and non-diabetic (n = 7) patient characteristics and echocardiographic data

Parameter	Non-diabetic patient	Type 2 diabetic patient	p-value
Age (years)	68.0 ± 2.0	65.2 ± 2.6	0.41
Sex	6 M, 1 F	6 M, 1 F	n/a
BMI	28.3 ± 1.6	32.6 ± 2.4	0.14
HbA1C (%)	5.4 ± 0.2	7.4 ± 0.5	0.01*
HbA1C (mmol/mol)	36 ± 2	58 ± 6
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.9 ± 0.3	8.1 ± 1.6	0.20
Duration of diabetes (y)	12.2 ± 2.3	n/a	n/a
MAP (mmHg)	98.4 ± 5.3	n/a	0.91
Beta blockers	4/7	6/7	n/a
ACE inhibitors	6/7	5/7	n/a
LVEDV (mL)	88 ± 12	86 ± 8	0.89
LVESV (mL)	36 ± 6	35 ± 4	0.92
EF (%)	60 ± 2	60 ± 1	0.86
E vel (cm/s)	0.6 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	0.56
A vel (cm/s)	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	0.26
E/A	0.9 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	0.50

Data are expressed ± SEM

M male, F female, HbA1C glycated haemoglobin, MAP mean arterial blood pressure, LVEDV left ventricular end diastolic diameter, LVESV left ventricular end systolic diameter, EF ejection fraction

For all parameters independent t-test, * p < 0.05