| Item | TT | GT | p value |
| Number (%) | 187 (82.4%) | 40 (17.6%) | - |
| Gender (% men) | 88 (47.1%) | 22 (55.0%) | 0.362 |
| Age (years) | 51 (38 - 66) | 52 (32 - 66) | 0.550 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 12.0 (10.0 - 22.0) | 14.0 (10.0 - 22.0) | 0.390 |
| BMI | 31.0 (21.50 - 39.10) | 32.0 (22.0 - 39.50) | 0.716 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 169 (78 - 346) | 167 (79 - 327) | 0.330 |
| HbA1C (%) | 8.63 ± 1.81 | 8.77 ± 1.93 | 0.652 |
| UAC ratio (mg/gm) | 46.0 (4.6 - 1749.2) | 49.2 (5.3 - 954.5) | 0.622 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.0 (0.6 - 5.7) | 1.0 (0.6 - 5.7) | 0.723 |
| eGFR (ml/min) | 85.7 (14.6 - 155.0) | 89.5 (14.6 - 136.5) | 0.716 |
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | 4.7 (3.2 - 10.2) | 4.7 (4.1 - 8.9) | 0.358 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 219 (134 - 286) | 224 (130 - 265) | 0.466 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 168 (78 - 272) | 188 (68 - 266) | 0.350 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 43 (25 - 67) | 43 (26 - 78) | 0.955 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 143.7 ± 28.9 | 143.9 ± 31.2 | 0.977 |