Table 1 Baseline demographics in this study

n

21

21

–

Gender (male/Female)

9/12

9/12

–

Age (years)

55 (50–58)

49 (46–56.5)

0.194

Diabetes duration(years)

15 (11.5–20)

11 (8–15.5)

0.014*

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9 (24.21–29.74)

25.8 (23.86–28.20)

0.473

SBP (mmHg)

129 (120–141.5)

132 (122–139)

0.537

DBP (mmHg)

78 (70.5–82.5)

74 (70–80.5)

0.348

Cr (umol/L)

60 (52.75–72.98)

75.5 (59.7–98.5)

0.041

TG (mmol/L)

1.87 (1.43–3.19)

1.97 (1.49–2.98)

0.843

TC (mmol/L)

4.69 (3.88–5.73)

4.91 (4.24–5.57)

0.792

LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.86 (2.19–3.54)

2.97 (2.43–3.55)

0.726

HDL-c (mmol/L)

0.96 (0.83–1.19)

1.03 (0.89–1.10)

0.770

HbA1c (%)

9.2 (8.35–10.10)

8.1 (7.57–8.75)

0.000**

Albuminuria

5

15

0.002†**

Microalbuminuria (20-200 ng/min)

4

8

Macroalbuminuria (> 200 ng/min)

1

7