Table 2.
Comparison of anthropometric indicators in participants with normal HbA1c (<5.7) and prediabetics (HbA1c: 5.7- 6.4).
| Anthropometric Measurements | HbA1c <5.7 (n=533) n (%) |
HbA1c 5.7-6.4 (n=131) n (%) |
t value | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ±SD | |||||
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 22.4±4.3 | 23.1±5.4 | -1.621 | 0.106 | |
| Waist circumference (WC) (cm) | 71.1±9.9 | 71.6±10.8 | -0.483 | 0.630 | |
| Waist:hip ratio (WHR) | 0.76±0.06 | 0.76±0.06 | 0.865 | 0.388 | |
| Waist: height ratio (WHtR) | 0.45±0.06 | 0.45±0.07 | -1.230 | 0.219 | |
| Percent Body Fat (%) | 28.2±8.2 | 30.1±8.4 | -2.443 | 0.015 | |
| Visceral Fat | 4.2±2.9 | 4.5±3.1 | 0.646 | 0.345 | |
| Muscle Mass (kg) | 37.7±8.0 | 36.9±7.2 | 1.109 | 0.268 | |
| Number, (%) Subjects with Normal and Higher Anthropometric Indices | Chi sq | P | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) |
Underweight | 96 (18.0) | 26 (19.8) | 6.255 | 0.100 |
| Normal | 225 (42.2) | 48 (36.6) | |||
| Overweight | 93 (17.4) | 16 (12.2) | |||
| Obese | 119 (22.3) | 41 (31.3) | |||
| WHtR | <0.50 | 436 (81.8) | 99 (75.6) | 2.606 | 0.106 |
| >0.50 | 97 (18.2) | 32 (24.4) | |||
| % Body Fat | <30% | 291 (54.6) | 59 (45.0) | 3.854 | 0.05 |