Table 2. Characteristics of individuals within quintile levels of glucose.
| Characteristics | Sex | Quintile 1–5 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Glucose, mmol/l, mean (SD) | Men | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.7 (0.3) | 5.1 (0.3) | 5.5 (0.4) | 6.9 (2.0) |
| Women | 4.0 (0.5) | 4.6 (0.3) | 4.9 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.3) | 6.5 (1.7) | |
| Baseline age, y, mean (SD) | Men | 42.5 (11.1) | 43.3 (11.1) | 44.1 (11.4) | 45.1 (11.6) | 48.1 (12.1) |
| Women | 41.9 (11.7) | 43.0 (11.9) | 44.3 (12.5) | 45.7 (12.8) | 49.5 (13.5) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | Men | 25.2 (3.3) | 25.5 (3.3) | 25.7 (3.4) | 26.0 (3.5) | 26.7 (3.9) |
| Women | 24.0 (3.9) | 24.5 (4.1) | 24.8 (4.2) | 25.2 (4.4) | 26.4 (5.1) | |
| Current smoker, % | Men | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Women | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |