Diabetes mellitus type 2 group I Atherosclerosis group II Control group (A+B) (C+D)   vWF [%] 142.30 ± 42.04 134.36 ± 42.53 97.28 ± 19.85   significance A+B vs. C+D; NS A+B vs. contr; p<0.05 C+D vs. contr; p<0.001   Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. NS: Not Statistically Significant

Table 5: vWF concentration in the serum of patients with diabetic macroangiopathy and of patients with atherosclerosis without disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.