Clinical, biochemical, and haemostatic findings of diabetic patients and healthy controls (n = mean (SD); Ns = p value not significant)
| Diabetics (n= 67) | Controls (n = 50) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 39.3 (15.2) | 37.4 (6.6) | Ns |
| Sex (M, F) | 22, 45 | 19, 31 | — |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 16.9 (8.43) | — | — |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.1 (3.54) | 22.9 (2.04) | Ns |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 127.0 (15.4) | 127.8 (11.26) | Ns |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 76.6 (8.68) | 72.3 (8.28) | Ns |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.17 (0.90) | 4.54 (0.64) | <0.0001 |
| Nephropathy: | |||
| microalbuminuria (patients) | 16 (23.8%) | — | — |
| macroalbuminuria (patients) | 9 (13.4%) | — | — |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 188.5 (13.3) | 189.6 (22.7) | Ns |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 49.2 (5.2) | 50.4 (3.5) | Ns |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 143.1 (34.1) | 144.6 (28.2) | Ns |
| Creatinine (mmol/l) | 83.98 (32.70) | 71.60 (13.26) | <0.005 |
| FVII:Ag (% standard) | 110.4 (32.1) | 102.9 (29.8) | <0.05 |
| FVII:c (U/dl) | 99.2 (17.5) | 88.6 (15.8) | <0.005 |
| F1+2 (μg/l) | 1.12 (0.46) | 0.78 (0.24) | <0.0001 |