Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Male sex

16 (73%)

10 (77%)

6 (67%)

0.6*

Age (years)

49.9 ± 3.7

50.5 ± 3.9

49.1 ± 7.2

1*

HbA1c (%) at T0

10.5 ± 1.7

11.2 ± 1.6

9.4 ± 1

0.03*

HbA1c (%) at T1

7.4 ± 0.4

6.4 ± 0.3

9.2 ± 1.1

0.01*

Difference T0–T1

3 ± 2.9

4.8 ± 3

0.1 ± 1.1

< 0.001*

Duration of diabetes

8.5 years

0.23 years

Minimum 0

Maximum 2

20 years

Minimum 8

Maximum 57

< 0.001*