Patient recruitment
TYPE 2 DIABETES
Female patients (n=96) with type 2 diabetes were recruited from June 2019 to December 2021, ranging in age from 23 to 69 years, and the average age of patients was 46.14 ± 5.78 years (mean ± S.D.); the mean body mass index (BMI) was 22.62 ± 3.71 kg/m