Table 1 Baseline data on 21 subjects with Type 2 diabetes and 20 controls without diabetes.

Number

21

20

Age [yrs]

57.1 [6.3]

59.0 [9.9]

ns

Known Diabetes duration [yrs]

5.7 [7.1]

-

M:F

10:11

11:9

ns

Body Mass Index [kg/m2]

30.1 [4.8]

26.7 [3.8]

ns

Waist – hip ratio

0.91 [0.09]

0.86 [0.08]

ns

Diabetes treatment

-

   Diet

6

   Sulphonylurea

6

   Metformin

5

   Combination

4

HbA1c [%]

7.3 [1.3]

5.1 [0.3]

0.0001

Total cholesterol [mmol/l]

5.8 [0.7]

5.8 [0.9]

ns

LDL cholesterol [mmol/l]

3.6 [0.5]

3.7 [0.9]

ns

Triglycerides [mmol/l]

2.5 [0.9]

1.6 [0.7]

0.03

HDL cholesterol [mmol/l]

1.04 [0.2]

1.36 [0.3]

0.03