Table 4 Description of the study population characteristics: current non-smoking subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
From: Association of cardiac and vascular changes with ambient PM2.5 in diabetic individuals
Individual Characteristics | N = 22 individuals |
|---|---|
|  | Mean (± SD) or total number N (%) |
Age [yrs] | 61 (± 8) |
Age ≥ 60 yrs | 13 (59) |
Gender: male | 14 (64) |
Ethnicity: | Â |
   Caucasian | 15 (68) |
   African-American | 6 (27) |
   Hispanic-American | 1 (5) |
Body mass index (BMI) [kg/m2] | 33 (± 7) |
Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 12 (55) |
Average systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg | 9 (41) |
Smoking-status | Â |
   Never-smoker | 12 (55) |
   Ex-smoker | 10 (45) |
Null polymorphism of GSTM1a | 10 (45)b |