Table 1.

Clinical and anthropometric characteristics of T2DM patients.

Variables	SIBO(−) (n = 48)	SIBO(+) (n = 56)	P
Age (years)	53.69±8.39	53.52±10.54	0.929
Gender (male%)	58.33%	60.71%	0.805
Duration of T2DM (years)	9.00 (5.00, 12.75)	8.50 (4.25, 13.00)	0.953
Height (cm)	166.25±7.60	167.38±8.31	0.476
Weight (cm)	79.83±15.37	75.10±14.16	0.105
BMI (kg/m2)	28.67±3.94	26.67±3.85*	0.011

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation for variables with normal distribution or as the median and interquartile range (25th–75th percentiles) for variables without a normal distribution.

*P<0.05 vs. SIBO-negative group.

SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index.