Table 1. Clinical and demographic data comparisons between cognitively impaired patients with or without diabetes mellitus.

	No DM (n = 46)	DM (n = 46)	P value
Sex (female)	41 (89.1%)	36 (78.3%)	0.158
Hypertension	18 (39.1%)	32 (69.6%)	0.003*
Hyperlipidemia	11 (23.9%)	19 (41.3%)	0.075
CVA History	4 (8.7%)	5 (10.9%)	1.000
Age, years	77.6 ± 8.7	76.2 ± 8.1	0.424
Education, years	4.5 ± 4.9	5.2 ± 5.2	0.543
MMSE	15.9 ± 6.3	18.0 ± 6.0	0.113
CDR SOB*	5.28 ± 4.27	3.78 ± 2.72	0.292
GDepS*	5.60 ± 4.54	8.03 ± 4.92	0.023*

CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating. CDR SOB: Clinical Dementia Rating–sum of boxes. CVA: cerebrovascular accident. DM: diabetes mellitus. GDepS: General Depression Scale. MMSE: Mini Mental Status Examination

* indicates P < 0.05