Table 1. Basic information of treatment group and control group.

	Treatment Group (n=18)	Non-treatment group (n=20)
Sex (M/F)	16/2	17/3
Age (years)	58.73±11.50	57.46±10.96
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.34±2.59	24.05±3.15
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	129.88±6.48	130.04±6.43
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	76.42±4.70	75.03±4.75
Diabetes course (years)	11.78±5.71	12.10±5.69
Diabetic nephropathy course of disease (years)	3.64±1.53	3.71±0.65
Diabetic retinopathy (with/without)	10/8	11/9
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (with/without)	9/9	9/11