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. 2025 Aug 25;24:349. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-02903-5

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants stratified by T2DM status

Characteristics Overall
(N = 14968)
Non-T2DM
(n = 12803)
T2DM
(n = 2165)
p value
Gender < 0.001
Male 5,977 (39.93%) 5,181 (40.47%) 796 (36.77%)
Female 8,991 (60.07%) 7,622 (59.53%) 1,369 (63.23%)
Age (years) 51.00 (19.00) 50.00 (20.00) 52.00 (16.00) < 0.001
Marital Status 0.005
Married/Cohabitating 13,551 (90.57%) 11,555 (90.29%) 1,996 (92.24%)
Unmarried/Divorced/widowed 1,411 (9.43%) 1,243 (9.71%) 168 (7.76%)
Education Level 0.030
Lower Secondary 13,500 (90.19%) 11,519 (89.97%) 1,981 (91.50%)
Higher Secondary 1,468 (9.81%) 1,284 (10.03%) 184 (8.50%)
Income 0.359
Low Income 13,950 (93.46%) 11,921 (93.38%) 2,029 (93.94%)
High Income 976 (6.54%) 845 (6.62%) 131 (6.06%)
Physical Activity 0.482
Non-Ideal (sedentary lifestyle) 2,907 (19.42%) 2,499 (19.52%) 408 (18.85%)
Ideal 12,061 (80.58%) 10,304 (80.48%) 1,757 (81.15%)
Smoking Status 0.125
Non-Smoker 10,709 (71.68%) 9,127 (71.44%) 1,582 (73.07%)
Smoker 4,232 (28.32%) 3,649 (28.56%) 583 (26.93%)
Alcohol Consumption 0.655
Non-Drinker 13,244 (88.48%) 11,335 (88.53%) 1,909 (88.18%)
Drinker 1,724 (11.52%) 1,468 (11.47%) 256 (11.82%)
Family History of Diabetes < 0.001
No 11,352 (93.76%) 9,783 (94.39%) 1,569 (90.02%)
Yes 755 (6.24%) 581 (5.61%) 174 (9.98%)
Antihypertensive Drug Use < 0.001
No 13,349 (89.18%) 11,519 (89.97%) 1,830 (84.53%)
Yes 1,619 (10.82%) 1,284 (10.03%) 335 (15.47%)
WC (cm) 81.00 (14.25) 80.05 (13.75) 87.30 (14.20) < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 23.79 (4.77) 23.51 (4.57) 25.67 (4.97) < 0.001
SBP (mmHg) 121.67 (25.00) 120.67 (24.67) 126.33 (25.67) < 0.001
DBP (mmHg) 77.00 (14.67) 76.33 (14.33) 80.00 (15.00) < 0.001
FPG (mmol/L) 5.30 (0.69) 5.25 (0.65) 5.65 (0.87) < 0.001
TC (mmol/L) 4.35 (1.17) 4.31 (1.17) 4.57 (1.15) < 0.001
TG (mmol/L) 1.32 (0.94) 1.27 (0.89) 1.64 (1.22) < 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.14 (0.33) 1.15 (0.33) 1.09 (0.31) < 0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.50 (1.00) 2.50 (1.00) 2.60 (0.90) < 0.001
AIP 0.06 (0.37) 0.04 (0.36) 0.18 (0.38) < 0.001

All variables are reported as median (IQR) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables

p values for normally distributed continuous variables were calculated using t-tests, while non-normally distributed variables were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis test. Chi-square tests were used for categorical variables, P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant

Low income was defined as monthly income ≤ 500 RMB, and high income as monthly income > 500 RMB

Physical activity was categorized as “Ideal” for those meeting WHO recommendations for weekly exercise and “Non-Ideal” otherwise

WC, Waist Circumference; BMI, Body Mass Index; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; FPG, Fasting Plasma Glucose; TC, Total Cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides; HDL-C, High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL-C, Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol