Characteristics of the study subjects
| Age at recruitment (years) | 65.4 ± 12.1 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 54.4 ± 13.0 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 10.92 ± 9.1 |
| Family history of diabetes (%) | 34.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 ± 5.8 |
| Smoking status (never/former/current) (%) | 45.1/38.6/16.3 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 11.7 ± 5.1 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.0 ± 1.8 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 140.6 ± 20.1 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 77.3 ± 11.7 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 2.22 ± 1.57 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.02 ± 1.10 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.81 ± 0.93 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.31 ± 0.41 |
| Age at recruitment (years) | 65.4 ± 12.1 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 54.4 ± 13.0 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 10.92 ± 9.1 |
| Family history of diabetes (%) | 34.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 ± 5.8 |
| Smoking status (never/former/current) (%) | 45.1/38.6/16.3 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 11.7 ± 5.1 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.0 ± 1.8 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 140.6 ± 20.1 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 77.3 ± 11.7 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 2.22 ± 1.57 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.02 ± 1.10 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.81 ± 0.93 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.31 ± 0.41 |
Data are means ± SD unless otherwise indicated.