Table 1

- Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of study groups.

ParameterPatient groupControl groupP-value
Mean age: year53.19 (10.96)51.34 (13.78)0.002
Gender n(%)
Female55 (46.6)48 (45.3) 
Male63 (53.4)58 (54.7) 
FBG8.4 (3.5)5.41 (1.1)<0.001
HbA1c8.69 (3.0)5.32 (0.6)<0.001
BMI30.68 (6.3)25.90 (3.4)<0.001
  • Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). FBG: fasting blood glucose, HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c, BMI: body mass index