Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and the increase in plasma glucose level per decade-increase in age of the 15 603 Hong Kong Chinese subjects categorized according to their plasma glucose measurement status
| Plasma glucose measurement status |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | fasting (n = 6901) | 2-hour (n = 2999) | random (n = 5703) |
| Mean age (years ± standard deviation) | 48.9 ± 15.8 | 47.1 ± 15.1 | 53.1 ± 16.4 |
| Women (n, %) | 4922 (71.3) | 2081 (69.4) | 4145 (72.7) |
| Smokers (n, %) | 1063 (15.4) | 459 (15.3) | 861 (15.1) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 3.6 | 23.0 ± 3.6 | 23.2 ± 3.6 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 ± 23 | 118 ± 22 | 123 ± 24 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76 ± 11 | 74 ± 11 | 76 ± 11 |
| Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.47 ± 1.25 | 5.78 ± 1.79 | 5.61 ± 1.73 |