Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Variables	Chromium group (n = 22)	Placebo group (n = 19)	p value
Sex, female	19 (86.3)	15 (78.9)	NS
Age	50.4 ± 6.0	51.4 ± 6.0	NS
Weight	77.3 ± 10.4	76.6 ± 8.8	NS
Height	164.2 ± 8.4	163.1 ± 5.1	NS
BMI	28.7 ± 5.0	28.8 ± 5.7	NS

Data are presented as number (percent) for sex and mean ± standard deviation for other variables. Data were analyzed using Fisher exact test for sex and Independent t-test for other variables.

NS, not significant; BMI, body mass index.