Table 1: Clinical characteristics of 25 patients with type 2 diabetes in the baseline

Table 1: Clinical characteristics of 25 patients with type 2 diabetes in the baseline

Sex	[Male/Female]	17/18
Disease duration	[year]	10.8±6.7
Height	[cm]	161±9
Body weight	[kg]	68±14
Systolic blood pressure	[mmHg]	150±21^a
Diastolic blood pressure	[mmHg]	82±12
Cerebral infarction	[%]	24
Ischemic heart disease	[%]	32
Proliferative retinopathy	[%]	20
Fasting plasma glucose	[mg/dL]	147±45^a
Interleukin 6	[pg/mL]	2.0±1.2^a
HS-CRP	[ng/mL]	3111±857^a
BUN	[mg/dL]	25±13
Uric acid	[mg/dL]	5.9±1.4
White blood cell	[/μL]	6577±1757
Hemoglobin	[g/dL]	13.0±1.6
Hematcrit	[%]	39.7±4.6
Platelet	[x10⁴/mL]	23.2 ± 6.4
Total protein	[g/dL]	7.3±0.7
HDL-cholesterol	[mg/dL]	46±15
LDL-cholesterol	[mg/dL]	121±35
AST	[U/L]	22±10
ALT	[U/L]	20±9
ALP	[U/L]	406±167^a
LDH	[U/L]	187±35
γ-GT	[U/L]	44±45
Potassium	[mEq/L]	4.6±0.7
Cystatin C	[mg/L]	1.6±0.9^a

^a: statistically significant vs. healthy controls