Table 2.
Adverse longitudinal changes in risk variables since childhood as independent correlates of adult diabetes status in the study cohort: the Bogalusa Heart Study
| Independent variable | Pre-diabetes vs. normoglycemia |
Diabetes vs. normoglycemia |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β* | 95% CI | P | β* | 95% CI | P | |
| BMI | — | — | — | 0.09 | 0.06–0.12 | <0.0001 |
| HDL cholesterol | — | — | — | −0.60 | −1.11 to −0.10 | <0.05 |
| LDL cholesterol | 0.37 | 0.18–0.55 | <0.0001 | — | — | — |
| Glucose | 1.87 | 1.64–2.11 | <0.0001 | 1.76 | 1.49–2.03 | <0.0001 |
*
Generalized equation estimation method regression coefficient adjusted for age, age2, race, sex, and the race × sex interaction, as applicable. Model includes BMI, MAP, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and insulin.