Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Parameter	Male (N = 181)		Female (N = 126)		Overall (N = 307)
	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range
Age (years)	56.71	25–69	54.55	31–67	55.68	25–69
BMI (Kg/m2)	27.41	21.11–36.17	31.25	23.27–37.32	28.39	21.11–37.32
Duration of DM (years)	8.18	1–27	7.96	1–23	7.95	1–27
Systolic blood pressure (mm of Hg)	133.6	110–166	129.4	100–154	131.9	100–166
Diastolic blood pressure (mm of Hg)	81.2	60–110	74.6	60–100	78.5	60–110