Correlation between circulating microRNAs and vascular biomarkers in type 2 diabetes based upon physical activity: a biochemical analytic study

Table 1 Demographics characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) based up on physical activity

Parameters	Mild –PA (≤ 500 METs min/ week)	Moderate –PA (500–2500 METs-min/week)	Physically active (≥ 2500 METs-min/week)
Number	40	25	35
Age (years) ^#	49.1 ± 3.4	49.6 ± 4.7	49.8 ± 5.3
BMI(kg/m2) ^#	24.7 ± 2.8	23.8 ± 6.1^**	21.9 ± 3.9^**
Waist (cm) ^#	85.1 ± 13.2	76.1 ± 10.4^**	68.1 ± 16.2^**
Hips (cm) ^#	87.2 ± 21.3	86.9 ± 15.7^**	84.5 ± 18.3^**
WHR^#	0.98 ± 0.75	0.87 ± 0.49^**	0.81 ± 0.36^**
Systolic BP (mmHg)	115.1 ± 2.1	110.5 ± 3.7	112 ± 4.1
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	74.2 ± 6.5	74.5 ± 6.1	74.8 ± 5.4
VO₂ max (ml/kg min) ^{# #}	31.8 ± 6.5	34.7 ± 7.1^*	38.4 ± 3.1^*
Disease duration (years)	6.7 ± 2.5	9.1 ± 4.5	9.8 ± 3.6

Notes: All values represent mean ± standard deviation. ^#Student’s t-test; ^##Mann–Whitney U-test; ^*P < 0.05; ^**P < 0.01. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index, WHR: waist to hip ratio, VO2 max: maximal oxygen consumption, PA: physical activity

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