Table 1 Characteristics of diabetic patients and control subjects

N

10

11

Age (years)

65.6 ± 11.9

65.2 ± 8.5

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

143.1 ± 35.6

153.9 ± 16.6

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76.3 ± 11.6

87.9 ± 8.7^†

Hemoglobin A1c (fract.)

0.074 ± 0.01

0.060 ± 0.004^††

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.1 ± 0.8

4.7 ± 0.5

High Density Lipoprotein (mmol/l)

1.2 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.3