From: Lack of association of colonic epithelium telomere length and oxidative DNA damage in Type 2 diabetes under good metabolic control
Control subjects
Type 2 diabetes
P
n
22
10
Telomere length
CK+ cells
12.1 ± 3.4
10.6 ± 3.6
P = 0.27
All cells
9.2 ± 2.8
8.2 ± 2.8
P = 0. 38
Oxidative DNA damage
2.5 ± 0.6
2.6 ± 0.6
P = 0.76
2.2 ± 0.6
P = 0.83