Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

Characteristic	Diabetic patients* (n = 75)	Non-diabetic subjects (n = 120)	P value
Men, n (%)	34 (45.3)	65 (54.2)	0.23
Age, years	60.5 ± 8.4	47.0 ± 16.2	< 0.0001
Body height, cm	162.7 ± 9.3	166.4 ± 9.1	0.006
Body weight, kg	70.4 ± 12.7	68.3 ± 12.9	0.26
Body mass index, kg/m²	26.6 ± 3.9	24.5 ± 3.3	0.0001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	143.5 ± 14.2	136.4 ± 18.5	0.003
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	80.2 ± 9.2	81.8 ± 10.2	0.50
Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L	6.86 ± 1.23	5.07 ± 0.59	< 0.0001
Use of anti-diabetic drugs, n (%)	61 (81.3%)	0	-

Values are mean ± standard deviation, or number of subjects (%).
*Diabetes mellitus was defined as a plasma glucose of at least 7.0 mmol/L fasting or 11.1 mmol/L at 2 hours post-load, or as the use of antidiabetic agents.

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