Table 1.

Clinical and biochemical parameters of study subjects.

Parameters		T2DM (n = 132)	Controls (n = 133)	P-value†
Age (Years)	Total	49.83 ± 13.68	46.65 ± 14.20	0.069
	≤45 years	47 (35.6)	61 (45.9)
	>45 years	85 (64.4)	72 (54.1)	0.089§
Gender	Male	84 (63.6)	71 (53.4)
	Female	48 (36.4)	62 (46.6)	0.09§
BMI (Kg/m2)		27.83 ± 4.72	27.70 ± 4.96	0.625‡
Blood glucose	FBS(mmol/L)	7.84 ± 3.00	7.47 ± 2.64	0.669
	HbA1C	7.84 ± 6.61	8.26 ± 1.89	<0.001*

Data are presented as mean ± SD and data reported as number (percentage) of subjects for gender; BMI = body mass index, FBS = fasting blood sugar, HbA1C = glycated haemoglobin

*Significant P-value, P < 0.05

^†Mann-Whitney U test

^‡Student’s t-test

^§Pearson chi-square test