Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study population stratified by gender (Mean ± SD)

Age (yrs)

M*

53. 2 ± 11.1

51.7 ± 15.6

0.006

F

55.2 ± 11.0

50.8 ± 13.0

0.001

Age at

diagnosis (yrs)

M

47.5 ± 10.9

--

--

F

48.2 ± 10.5

--

--

Duration of

Diabetes (yrs)

M

8.6 ± 7.4

--

--

F

7.3 ± 6.0

--

--

BMI

M

26.6 ± 4.3

26.6 ± 4.4

0.912

F

29.0 ± 5.5

27.5 ± 4.9

<0.001

WHR^†

M

0.99 ± 0.06

0.97 ± 0.07

0.002

F

0.93 ± 0.07

0.91 ± 0.07

<0.001

Fasting Glucose

(mmol/l)

M

10.1 ± 3.7

5.4 ± 0.6

<0.0001

F

10.0 ± 3.5

5.4 ± 0.5

<0.0001

Fasting

Insulin(IU/ml)

M

9.1 ± 7.9

11.0 ± 9.2

0.057

F

8.8 ± 7.4

11.5 ± 9.5

0.002

HbA1c (%)

M

8.6 ± 2.4

5.6 ± 0.7

<0.0001

F

8.6 ± 2.5

5.6 ± 0.7

<0.0001