TABLE 1.
Patient demographics, diseases, medications, and procedures.
Variable | Non-diabetic | T2D |
N | 5 | 5 |
Men/Women | 4/1 | 4/1 |
Age (years) | 65 ± 4 | 71 ± 4 |
Height (cm) | 168 ± 4 | 176 ± 6 |
Weight (kg) | 86 ± 4 | 95 ± 20 |
Systolic blood pressure | 146 ± 7 | 137 ± 6 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 66 ± 8 | 69 ± 5 |
Serum glucose (mg/dL) | 107 ± 6 | 135 ± 18* |
Underlying disease | ||
Type 2 diabetes | 0 | 5 |
Hypertension | 5 | 4 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 5 | 4 |
Coronary artery disease | 3 | 2 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 1 | 0 |
Valve disease | 2 | 2 |
Medications | ||
ACE inhibitor | 1 | 4 |
Angiotensin receptor blocker | 3 | 1 |
Aspirin | 4 | 3 |
Statins | 4 | 3 |
Oral antidiabetics | 0 | 5 |
Beta blocker | 4 | 4 |
Diuretics | 2 | 1 |
Calcium channel blockers | 3 | 1 |
Clopidogrel | 1 | 1 |
Surgical procedures | ||
Coronary artery bypass graft | 4 | 4 |
Valve replacement | 1 | 2 |
Data are means ± SEM; N, number of patients studied. *Indicates significant difference compared to non-diabetic patients.