Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population

Age (years)^a

57.03 ± 6.72

57.48 ± 6.71

0.808

Male (female/male), n^b

17/20

9/12

0.820

Body mass index (kg/m²)^a

22.78 ± 2.41

22.12 ± 1.94

0.290

HbA1c (%)^a

6.74 ± 0.85

4.83 ± 0.44

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)^a

4.66 ± 0.53

4.39 ± 0.69

0.097

Triglyceride (mmol/L)^a

1.57 ± 0.45

1.46 ± 0.46

0.371

Other diabetic complications, n

2/34

0/21

n.a.

Treatments, n

Insulin treatment

16

n.a.

n.a.

Antihypertension

9

n.a.

n.a.

Photocoagulation

6

n.a.

n.a.