| Parameter | 
        Male N=67 (33.5%) | 
        Female N=133 (66.5%) | 
        t | 
        p | 
       
      
        | Mean age ±SD    (years) | 
        61.15 ±12.75 | 
        58.81 ±10.49 | 
         1.377 | 
        0.2  | 
       
      
        | Mean duration of DM±SD (years) | 
        9.00 ±8.29 | 
        7.11 ±6.47 | 
        1.773 | 
        .08 | 
       
      
        | Systolic blood pressure(mm Hg) | 
        137.54 ±21.40 | 
        134.78 ±21.04 | 
        0.869 | 
        0.4 | 
       
      
        | Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg) | 
        79.25 ±12.14 | 
        78.74 ±13.24 | 
        0.264 | 
        0.8 | 
       
      
        | BMI(kg/M2) | 
        26.48 ±5.45 | 
        29.72 ±8.4 | 
        -2.896 | 
        .004* | 
       
      
        | Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl) | 
        145.22 ±77.32 | 
        159.51 ±114.96 | 
        .917 | 
        .36 | 
       
      
        | Two hour post prandial (mg/dl) | 
        215.03 ±114.53 | 
        218.68 ±108.59 | 
        -.827 | 
        0.22 | 
       
      
        | Glycosylated heamoglobin | 
        8.03 ±2.0 | 
        8.25 ±2.17 | 
        -.638 | 
        0.54 | 
       
      | 
  
  
    | BMI: Body Mass Index, FBS: Fasting Blood Sugar, 2HPP: Two Hour Post Prandial, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure. | 
  
  
    | Table 1: Demographic, anthropometric and clinical parameters of the participants by Gender |