Table 1. Characteristics of subjects at baseline visit.
| Parameters | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
| N | 917 |
| Age (years) | 49.69±10.63 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 463(50.5%) |
| Female | 454(49.5%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.88±5.13 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 868(95.7%) |
| Single | 39(4.3%) |
| Smoking habit | |
| No | 820(90%) |
| Yes | 97(10%) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 130.14±19.45 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 81.36±10.31 |
| Family history of DM | |
| No | 213(28.7%) |
| Yes | 704(71.3%) |
| Duration of DM (years) | 12.93±7.16 |
| Duration of follow-up (years) | 3.20±1.71 |
| Treatment group | |
| Oral | 109(11.9%) |
| Oral+ Insulin | 808(88.1%) |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.63±2.17 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1±0.27 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 180.09±43.97 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 107.02±33.83 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 37.94±9.67 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 193.89±147.58 |