Group 1

N = 19

Group 2

N = 28

p

Male

7 (36.8%)

14 (50%)

0.551

Age (yrs)

61.58 ± 8.572

63.39 ± 11.080

0.389

BMI

29.90 ± 6.395

30.34 ± 3.687

0.862

Diabetes duration (months)

97.95 ± 57.56

135.21 ± 100.81

0.246

HbA1c (%)

6.167 ± 0.726

6.2 ± 0.613

0.919

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

121.05 ± 9.94

125.60 ± 14.87

0.187

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77.95 ± 11.26

81.77 ± 13.24

0.346

Creatinine µmol/l

94.26 ± 21.512

165.04 ± 34.603

0.026*

Proteinuria g/24h

0.8947 ± 0.258

1.8929 ± 0.416

0.001*

GFR ml/min/1.73m²

77.80 ± 28.25

50.13 ± 14.60

0.044*