DbCM ( ) Control ( ) valueAnthropometry Age, y 54.6 ± 8.6 51.4 ± 13.6 0.229 Diabetic history, y 7.0 [2.8–11.0] Male, n (%) 20 (52.6) 15 (46.9) 0.405 Height, m 1.62 ± 0.07 1.61 ± 0.07 0.711 Weight, kg 63.9 ± 9.8 61.3 ± 10.5 0.296 Body mass index, kg/m2 24.3 ± 2.7 23.5 ± 3.1 0.248 Body surface area, m2 1.68 ± 0.15 1.65 ± 0.17 0.491 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 118.5 ± 10.5 119.0 ± 11.4 0.867 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 80.9 ± 5.9 83.4 ± 7.6 0.118 Biochemical exam Urine microalbumin, mg/dL 0.3 [0.1–3.0] 0.9 [0.6–1.7] 0.072 Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L 5.8 [4.8–7.0] 5.8 [5.1–6.8] 0.810 Creatinine, μ mol/L 60.0 [54.6–71.6] 64.0 [57.3–76.3] 0.632 Cystatin C, mg/L 0.81 ± 0.20 0.76 ± 0.16 0.256 AST, IU/L 29.3 [23.2–35.4] 20.2 [17.3–27.6] 0.001 LDH, IU/L 188.1 ± 54.0 196.4 ± 46.0 0.549 α -HBDH, IU/L126.0 ± 28.7 131.0 ± 37.9 0.581 CK, IU/L 93.7 [62.2–130.5] 88.5 [66.2–105.2] 0.576 Ischemia modified albumin, U/mL 82.6 ± 7.7 73.6 ± 5.7 ≤0.001 Total cholesterol, mmol/L 5.4 [4.0–6.3] 5.2 [4.8–5.9] 0.926 Triglycerides, mmol/L 2.1 [1.1–3.6] 1.4 [0.9–2.0] 0.013 HDL, mmol/L 1.2 [1.0–1.3] 1.4 [1.2–1.7] 0.001 LDL, mmol/L 3.4 [2.5–3.9] 3.3 [3.1–3.7] 0.440 Glucose, mmol/L 8.2 [6.5–10.6] 5.3 [4.8–5.8] ≤0.001 Glycated hemoglobin, % 7.4 [6.7–8.9] 5.6 [5.4–5.8] ≤0.001 Troponin, 10−3 μ g/L 8 [5–12] 5 [3–6] 0.001 Myoglobin, ng/mL 26.5 [21.0–41.3] 30.4 [22.0–38.5] 0.636 Insulin, μ IU/mL 18.5 ± 9.8 12.8 ± 4.5 0.021 C peptide, ng/mL 1.8 [1.3–2.6] 1.1 [0.8–1.8] 0.016 Haematocrit, % 39.8 ± 4.4 41.8 ± 4.5 0.055 Medications Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, n (%) 5 (13.2) Statin, n (%) 26 (68.4) Aspirin, n (%) 4 (10.5) Echocardiography Doppler mitral annulus velocity E’/A’ 0.78 ± 0.09