| Characteristic | 
        Case group
          (n=70) | 
        Control group
          (n=142) | 
        P value | 
       
      
        | Male | 
        n=21(28%) | 
        n= 44(33%) | 
        0.64 | 
       
      
        | BMI (kg/m²) | 
        27.74± 5.15 | 
        28.22± 5.55 | 
        0.78 | 
       
      
        | sysBP (mmHg)  | 
        129.7±2.25  | 
        122.8±1.18  | 
        0.007 | 
       
      
        | diaBP (mmHg) | 
        78.09±1.19 | 
        76.32±1.18 | 
        0.31 | 
       
      
        | Duration>10 years | 
        n=50 (66.7%) | 
        n=45 (32.1%) | 
        0.00 | 
       
      
        | Insulin therapy | 
        n=35 (46.7%) | 
        n=19 (13.4%) | 
        0.00 | 
       
      
        | FBS (mg/dl) | 
        187.28±84.24 | 
        163.3±59.14 | 
        0.08 | 
       
      
        | HbA1C (%) | 
        9.40±1.72 | 
        8.40±1.87 | 
        0.00 | 
       
      
        | Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 
        176.32± 41.79 | 
        174.79 ±39.28 | 
        0.79 | 
       
      
        | LDL (mg/dl) | 
        104.43±3.17 | 
        101.53± 2.93 | 
        0.61 | 
       
      
        | HDL (mg/dl) | 
        42.20± 8.53 | 
        41.81 ±6.25 | 
        0.61 | 
       
      
        | Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 
        161.47±10.17 | 
        171.72± 12.48 | 
        0.56 | 
       
      
        | Insulin (μu/L) | 
        11.50 ± 9.7 | 
        11.01± 5.20 | 
        0.26 | 
       
      
        | Homa IR | 
        1.82± 1.40 | 
        1.62 ± 0.76 | 
        0.00 | 
       
      
        | Prolactin (ng/ml) | 
        6.29±3.19 | 
        6.44±3.88 | 
        0.9 | 
       
     
      BMI: Body Mass Index; sysBP: Systholic Blood Pressure; diaBP: Diastholic Blood
    Pressure; Duration: years since diagnosis of DM |