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. 2017 Oct 17;21(2):333–338. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017002658

Table 1.

Comparison of anthropometric, biochemical, dietary and physical activity characteristics between prediabetic and normoglycaemic groups of adults aged ≥20 years, Comcáac Indian communities of Punta Chueca and El Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico, May 2014–February 2015

Prediabetes (n 99) Normoglycaemic (n 45)
Characteristic Mean sd Mean sd P
Age (years) 40·6 12·6 29·5 8·6 0·00001
Weight (kg) 76·1 16·3 68·1 16·4 0·007
BMI (kg/m2) 27·2 5·5 24·1 5·5 0·002
Waist circumference (cm) 93·4 12·4 85·2 12·9 0·0004
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 126·0 19·5 114·6 14·5 0·0006
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 71·5 12·3 66·4 10·2 0·02
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 195·5 37·9 168·6 39·7 0·0002
TAG (mg/dl) 108·3 59·6 75·6 27·6 0·0007
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 46·7 9·2 45·8 9·0 0·59
Energy intake (kJ/d) 12 372 3983 14 414 3895 0·15
Energy intake (kcal/d) 2957 952 3206 931 0·15
Energy from protein (%) 14·5 2·9 15·5 3·9 0·12
Energy from fat (%) 33·1 5·0 32·7 5·3 0·71
Energy from carbohydrate (%) 52·4 6·8 51·8 6·7 0·64
Median IQR Median IQR
Sedentary physical activity (h/week) 9·2 3·6–17·4 8·6 3·5–14·8 0·54
Light-intensity physical activity (h/week) 32·1 14·5–57·0 22·2 9·7–32·0 0·007
Moderate-intensity physical activity (h/week) 14·8 9·6–27·2 14·0 9·2–21·8 0·32
Vigorous-intensity physical activity (h/week) 0·0 0–3·3 0·2 0–3·5 0·28

IQR, interquartile range.

P values are for the comparison between prediabetic and normoglycaemic groups and were calculated with the independent t test or Mann–Whitney U test.