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. 2010 Nov 17;5(11):e14022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014022

Table 1. Characteristics of the participants in the case-control study.

The case-control sample set (n = 5512)
NGR IGR T2DM P *
Male/Female, n (M, %) 844/1356 (38.4) 595/892 (40.0) 802/1023 (43.9) <0.0001
Age (years) 59.3±9.6 61.0±9.4 63.3±9.7 <0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2) 24.3±3.3 25.5±3.4 26.3±3.8 <0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 131±20 140±22 147±22 <0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 77±10 80±10 81±11 <0.0001
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) 4.9±0.5 5.5±0.6 7.7±2.5 <0.0001
OGTT-2h plasma glucose (mmol/l) 6.0±1.1 8.3±1.5 16.1±5.2 <0.0001
Fasting serum insulin (µU/ml) 4.3 (4.0–4.7) 5.0 (4.6–5.4) 6.4 (5.9–6.9) <0.0001
HOMA_IR (%) 1.17 (0.73–1.76) 1.74 (1.03–2.69) 2.88 (1.72–4.84) <0.0001
HOMA_β (%) 82.1(51.7–124.9) 74.4(43.1–123.5) 50.2(25.3–90.6) <0.0001
Current smoking, yes, n (%) 465 (21.1) 276 (18.6) 385 (22.7) 0.01
Current alcohol intake, yes, n (%) 353 (16.9) 239 (16.2) 299 (18.4) 0.06
Diabetes family history, yes, n (%) 258 (12.3) 226 (15.4) 430 (25.3) <0.0001

Data are means ± SD or median (interquartile) or number (percentage).

*Based on ANOVA for continuous variables and χ2 for categorical variables. HOMA_IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; and HOMA_β, homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function.