Groups Control T2DM T2DM + CVD P value
n 80 80 80  
Age (years) 38.6± 4.2 42± 3 40.3± 2.5 NS
BMI (Kg/m2) 21± 1.7 32.4± 1.4a 32.6± 1.6a 0.01
DM duration(years) --------- 3.5± 1 4.2± 0.8  
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg) 114± 10.5 133± 16.9a 182.6± 12.3a,b 0.01
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg) 73.4± 4.9 85.2± 8.8a 94.7± 10.6a,b 0.01
FBG (mg/dL) 100± 3.7 180± 24.6a 182± 21.9a 0.01
Insulin (μIU/mL) 7.6± 1.3 17.7± 3.2a 18.12± 3a 0.01
HOMA-I.R index 1.9± 0.3 11± 1.55a 11.07± 1.8a 0.01
TAG (mg/dL) 129± 29 280± 19 a 284± 20.4a 0.01
TC (mg/dL) 172± 16 285± 32a 290± 23a 0.01
HDL (mg/dL) 38± 1.7 25.6± 2a 27.4± 2.1a 0.01
T2DM: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Cardiovascular Diseases; T2DM+CVD: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Cardiovascular Diseases; BMI: Body Mass Index; FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; TAG: Triacylglycerol; TC: Total Cholesterol; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein.
Data is given as mean ± S.D, range. NS=Not Significant.
a,bSignificant difference from control and T2DM without CVD groups, respectively. P values are for the comparison between the control and the study groups.
Table 1: General characteristics of the study population.