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. 2023 Feb 27;25:e42181. doi: 10.2196/42181

Table 1.

Characteristics of individuals with prediabetes at baseline and at the time point of first manifestation of the corresponding complication (N=13,904).


Characteristics of individuals at baseline Retinopathy Nephropathy Neuropathy PVDa CeVDb CVDc
Number of individuals, n 13,904 35 753 58 258 462 544
Number of individuals without specific complication at/before baseline, n N/Ad 13,893 12,189 13,901 13,664 13,411 12,675
5-year incidence (%) N/A 0.3 6.2 0.4 1.9 3.4 4.3
Demographic data

Sex, n (%)


Female 7412 (53.3) 20 (57.1) 392 (52.1) 29 (50.0) 107 (41.5) 255 (55.2) 188 (34.6)


Male 6492 (46.7) 15 (42.9) 361 (47.9) 29 (50.0) 151 (58.5) 207 (44.8) 356 (65.4)

Age (years), mean (SD) 51.2 (8.7) 57.3 (8.7) 58.0 (6.8) 57.6 (8.5) 59.8 (6.0) 58.6 (7.2) 57.4 (7.0)

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 30.0 (5.8) 32.0 (5.1) 31.4 (6.1) 33.6 (6.8) 30.2 (5.3) 30.4 (5.0) 30.9 (6.4)

SBPe (mmHg), mean (SD) 124.8 (15.5) 130.3 (17.0) 128.9 (14.0) 127.5 (14.0) 128.7 (13.5) 128.4 (13.1) 128.5 (13.1)

DBPf (mmHg), mean (SD) 77.8 (10.9) 80.0 (6.9) 78.8 (7.5) 76.8 (7.7) 78.7 (10.2) 78.4 (7.7) 78.5 (6.9)
Biomarkers, mean (SD)

Glucose (mg/dL) 97.5 (9.9) 113.51 (14.48) 103.15 (14.12) 111.98 (16.23) 102.46 (11.84) 100.9 (14.11) 100.77 (12.68)

HbA1cg (%) 5.84 (0.26) 6.28 (0.41) 6.05 (0.57) 6.36 (0.59) 6.03 (0.41) 5.97 (0.54) 5.97 (0.46)

HbA1c (mmol/mol) 40.41 (2.69) 45.16 (4.58) 42.57 (6.17) 45.96 (6.52) 42.39 (4.45) 41.75 (5.81) 41.78 (4.91)

aPVD: peripheral vascular disease.

bCeVD: cerebrovascular disease.

cCVD: cardiovascular disease.

dN/A: not applicable.

eSBP: systolic blood pressure.

fDBP: diastolic blood pressure.

gHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.