Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics between respondents and non-respondents in the TLGS cohort*.
| Respondent (N = 3307) |
Non-respondent (N = 1807) |
P | |
| Age (years) | 42 (13) | 41 (15) | 0.8 |
| Sex (% males) | 42.0 | 43 | 0.2 |
| Family history of diabetes (%) | 27 | 24 | 0.006 |
| Systolic blood pressure(mm/Hg) | 118 (18) | 118 (18) | 0.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure(mm/Hg) | 78 (10) | 77 (11) | 0.02 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 88 (12) | 87 (12) | 0.01 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.7 (4.7) | 26.3 (5.2) | 0.004 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.0 (0.5) | 4.9 (0.5) | 0.3 |
| 2-hours plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.9 (1.6) | 5.9 (1.6) | 0.8 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.1) | 0.01 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.0 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.2) | 0.5 |
*Respondents were those who developed diabetes during the follow-up or completed the phase 3 examination. Non-respondents did not participate in phase 3 examination.
Data are mean (SD) for continuous (median with inter-quartile range for Triglyceride) and % for categorical variables.