Table 1 Initially clinical and biochemical characteristics patients with T2DM and control subjects

Age

61.38 ± 9.65

60.07 ± 9.18

0.07

 Male sex (%)

338 (56.8)

92 (46.0)

0.008

 Duration T2DM

11.25 ± 7.88

-

-

 Smoking (%)

53 (8.91)

34 (17.0)

0.002

Waist circumference (cm)

108.65 ± 12.88

93.31 ± 13.18

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

30.96 ± 4.74

27.90 ± 4.42

0.16

systolic pressure (mm Hg)

146.98 ± 19.98

143.3 ± 16.6

0.86

Diastolic pressure (mm Hg)

85.75 ± 11.62

84.7 ± 11.6

0.19

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

8.04 ± 2.57

5.27 ± 0.87

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

7.89 ± 3.56

4.79 ± 0.29

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.70 ± 1.19

5.36 ± 1.08

<0.001

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.19 ± 0.35

1.43 ± 0.37

<0.001

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.63 ± 0,94

3.24 ± 0.98

<0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.9 (1.2–2.7)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

<0.001

High sensitivity CRP (mg/L)

2.2 (1.0–4.3)

1.3 (0.8–2.7)

<0.001