Table 1 Characteristics of the studied patient groups

Male : Female (n)

10 : 17

7 : 10

5 : 12

27

17

17

Age* (yrs)

35.50 &

57.43^#

41.12

(±7.72)

(±7.39)

(±8.49)

duration of diabetes* (yrs)

12.61^#

9.29^#

0.0

(±9.04)

(±5.04)

(±0.0)

BMI* [kg/m ² ]

24.18±3.61&

30.91±4.73^#

22.94±1.4

glucose* [mmol/l]

7.17±1.35^#

7.07±1.03^#

4.73±0.4

total cholesterol [mmol/l]

4.78±0.79

4.63±0.92

5.37±0.53

HDL* [mmol/l]

1.60±0.25&

1.05±0.22^#

1.76±0.25

LDL [mmol/l]

2.74±0.62

2.85±0.83

3.21±0.5

triglycerides (TG)* [mmol/l]

1.09±0.45&

1.80±0.58^#

0.93±0.33

HbA1c* [%]

8.90±1.89^#

9.00±1.74^#

5.44±0.26