Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of T2D patients and healthy donors.

Characteristics	T2D patients (n = 23)	Healthy donors (n = 20)
Female, n (%)	13 (56.52)	10 (50.00)
Age (years) (range)	61 (35–78)	57 (42–68)
BMI (kg/m2)	25.87 ± 0.76	21.56 ± 0.57
HbA1c (%)	9.02 ± 0.57	5.93 ± 0.94
FPG (mmol/L)	8.91 ± 1.02	4.42 ± 0.78
Insulin (μIU/mL)	20.32 ± 7.95	11.54 ± 6.32
Diabetes duration (years)	15.39 ± 4.48	—

Data are expressed as median ± standard error of the mean. BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; T2D: type 2 diabetes.