Table 1 General information of the study population

Gender^a

 Male

34 (41.98%)

66 (65.35%)

9.92

0.002

 Female

47 (58.02%)

35 (34.65%)

Age

56.11 ± 16.20

53.72 ± 13.61

1.17

0.281

BMI

25.30 ± 6.73

25.31 ± 3.69

0.00

0.990

Waistline

88.46 ± 13.98

90.24 ± 9.87

0.96

0.328

Family history of diabetes

31 38.27%)

46 (45.54%)

0.97

0.324

Hypertension history

45 55.56%)

56 (55.45%)

0.00

0.988

Coronary heart disease history

8 (9.88%)

13 (12.87%)

0.40

0.530

Fatty liver

34 (41.98%)

48(47.52%)

0.58

0.448

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy

41 (50.62%)

44 (43.56%)

0.90

0.343

Diabetic retinopathy

29 (35.80%)

27(26.73%)

1.74

0.188

Atherosclerosis or plaque

54 (66.67%)

68 (67.33%)

0.01

0.925