Table 1.
Characteristics and lipid profiles of the prediabetic study group
| Characteristics | Total (n = 327) | Male (n = 142) | Female (n = 185) | p |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | 35.0 ± 12.0 | 33.4 ± 12.3 | 36.2 ± 12.0 | 0.039 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 0.059 |
| OGT (mmol/L) | 7.1 ± 1.8 | 6.6 ± 1.7 | 7.6 ± 1.7 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmol/L) | 125.7 ± 15.9 | 128.6 ± 16.4 | 123.4 ± 15.2 | 0.003 |
| DBP (mmol/L) | 78.9 ± 9.9 | 80.3 ± 10.0 | 77.8 ± 9.8 | 0.027 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 5.6 | 26.2 ± 4.7 | 27.9 ± 6.2 | 0.004 |
| WHR | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 0.90 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.09 | 0.014 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 0.492 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 0.595 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
| Smoking history (%) | 14.1% | 18.3% | 10.8% | 0.040 |
| BP status (%) | ||||
| Normotensive | 21.7% | 16.2% | 25.9% | 0.024 |
| Prehypertensive | 54.1% | 53.5% | 54.6% | |
| Hypertensive | 24.2% | 30.3% | 19.5% | |