Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (all with type 2 diabetes)
| Categorical variables | n (%) n = 92 |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 55 (60) |
| Female | 37 (40) |
| Race | |
| White | 84 (91) |
| Black | 6 (7) |
| Asian | 2 (2) |
| Smoking* | |
| Ever | 39 (42) |
| Never | 53 (58) |
| Continuous variables | Mean (SD) (n = 36) |
|---|---|
| HbAlc, glycosylated haemoglobin; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1. | |
| *No patient had smoked within 6 weeks of study initiation. | |
| †von Willebrand factor was not available for all subjects. | |
| Body mass index | 31.3 (6.6) |
| Age (years) | 56.6 (10.6) |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.7 (1.5) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 201.1 (38.8) |
| ICAM-1 (ng/ml) | 284.7 (85.7) |
| VCAM-1 (ng/ml) | 748.4 (247.1) |
| von Willebrand factor (%)† | 120.9 (48.3) |