Table 2.

Sample characteristics of the linkage-enriched families in the LLFS

		Men			Women
		N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Study Group (N=176)	Age (years)	78	60.89†	10.64	98	61.59†	12.05
	Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)	78	96.19*†	9.68	98	92.22*†	8.15
	HbA1c (%)	78	5.42	0.34	98	5.38†	0.3
	BMI (kg/m2)	77	28.16*†	3.35	98	26.44*	4.81
	ΔHbA1c	78	−0.04	1.13	98	−0.05	1.13
	HOMA-B	70	−0.04	0.92	93	0.01	0.89
	HOMA-IR	70	−0.05	0.94	93	0.01	0.88
	TG/HDL Ratio Growth Curve	57	0.04	0.97	92	−0.19	0.85
Other (N=1710)	Age (years)	748	64.79†	11.78	962	64.37†	12.34
	Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)	743	93.05*†	11	959	89.26*†	10.4
	HbA1c (%)	743	5.47	0.31	962	5.47†	0.3
	BMI (kg/m2)	728	27.16*†	3.46	944	26.22*	4.56
	ΔHbA1c	748	−0.01	0.99	962	−0.0009	0.96
	HOMA-B	674	−0.02	1.02	881	−0.05	0.96
	HOMA-IR	674	−0.06	1.01	881	−0.09	0.98
	TG/HDL Ratio Growth Curve	420	0.03	0.99	632	−0.004	1.01

^*Significant (p < 0.05) mean differences between sexes

^†Significant (p < 0.05) mean differences (within sex) between subsets

HOMA-B, HOMA-IR: HOMA derived of β-cell function, insulin resistance