Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

N (Females)

18 (12)

17 (11)

Age (Years)

38.37 ± 9.08

42.53 ± 10.9

0.87

Duration of diabetes (Years)

6.75 ± 7.59

6.8 ± 6.33

0.98

HbA1c (%)

9.39 ± 1.55

9.11 ± 1.37

0.46

Obesity measures

 Weight (Kg)

94.48 ± 16.81

84.41 ± 12.7

0.06

 Height (m)

1.63 ± 0.07

1.59 ± 0.087

0.11

 BMI (Kg/m²)

35.87 ± 5.67

33.89 ± 6.54

0.35

 Body composition

  Fat mass (Kg)

41.93 ± 13.18

36.76 ± 11.29

0.23

  Muscle mass (Kg)

14.04 ± 2.07

12.41 ± 1.88

0.03^b

  Water mass (Kg)

38.88 ± 5.67

34.24 ± 4.29

0.01^b

CVD risk factors

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.05 ± 0.56

1.21 ± 0.37

0.1

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.11 ± 1.05

2.94 ± 0.77

0.86

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.77 ± 1.05

4.59 ± 0.81

0.93

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

2.58 ± 1.33

2.1 ± 1.9

0.37

 Systolic blood pressure ( mmHg)

136 ± 12

122 ± 14

0.01^b

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76 ± 8

67 ± 9

0.00^b