Table 3.

Mean baseline risk factor levels and differences among men and women with and without diabetes

Risk factor	Difference (diabetes-no diabetes) (95% CI)
	Men*	Women*
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	7.8 (7.5 to 8.1)	12.5 (12.0 to 13.0)
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	0.24 (0.22 to 0.26)	0.46 (0.43 to 0.49)
Triglycerides† (mmol/l)	1.53 (1.41 to 1.66)	2.01 (1.88 to 2.14)
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)	−0.076 (−0.1 to −0.05)	−0.13 (−0.16 to −0.1)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	0.69 (0.65 to 0.74)	1.98 (1.87 to 2.09)

^*Data from Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration.⁸

^†Log transformed before analysis and subsequently transformed back.