Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics Of Diabetic And Control Subjects

Variable	Diabetic Sample (n = 201)	Control Sample (n = 89)	p-value
Age (years)	60 ± 11.5	48 ± 11.5	≤0.001
Gender, M/F	78/118	56/33	≤0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	29.3 ± 5.9	27 ± 6.0	0.004
FBS (mmol/L)	8.6±3.6	5.5±1.0	≤0.001
HbA1c (%)	8 ± 1.6	5.6 ± 0.43	≤0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.1 ± 0.76	0.7 ± 0.5	≤0.001
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7 ± 1.16	4.6 ± 1.1	0.807

Notes: Values are expressed as mean±SD, p-values were calculated by Student’s t-test. p-value <0.05 is statistically significant.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin test.