Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the type 1 diabetic patients

Age years

23.2 ± 3.1

BMI Kg/m2

23.9 ± 2.7

Duration of the disease/years

7.6 ± 1.5

HbA1c %

7.8 ± 0.2

HbA1c mmol/mol

61.7 ± 2.1

Resting diastolic blood pressure mm Hg

77.3 ± 1.4

Resting systolic blood pressure mm Hg

116.1 ± 1.6

Total cholesterol mmol/l

4.2 ± 0.3

Triglycerides mmol/l

1.2 ± 0.2

HDL-C mmol/l

1.4 ± 0.2

LDL-C mmol/l

2.2 ± 0.2

FMD %

6.8 ± 0.8

8-iso-PGF2a (pg/ml)

65.5 ± 45.2

Nitrotyrosine μmol/l

0.68 ± 0.03

sICAM-1a (ng/ml)

170.4 ± 10.7

IL-6 (pg/ml)

234.10 ± 14.1