Table 1. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patients. Data are mean (SD).
Normoalbuminuria Microalbuminuria
N 9 7
Age (y) 25.2 (3.6) 29.1 (3.4)
Gender (Men/Women) 3/6 2/5
Diabetes duration (y) 7.5 (3.6) 8.7 (5.8)
BMI (kg·m-2) 22.1 (3.3) 23.0 (2.7)
Insulin dose (U·d-1) 42.7 (23.7) 49.4 (19.6)
Systolic BP (mmHg) 111 (6) 115 (7)
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 71 (5) 76 (5)
Serum creatinine (mg·dL-1) 0.82 (0.19) 0.77 (0.19)
HbA1c (%) 10.1 (1.4) 9.5 (1.6)