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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart. 2011 Sep 19;98(2):133–138. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300503

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics by type 2 diabetes status* at baseline, ARIC, 1990–1992

Total
(n =13025)
No diabetes
(n = 4390)
Pre-diabetes
(n = 6693)
Diagnosed
Diabetes
(n = 959)
Undiagnosed
diabetes
(n = 983)
Age (years) 57.0 (5.7) 56.1 (5.6) 57.2 (5.7) 58.6 (5.6) 57.8 (5.7)
Race (% African American) 22.9 15.0 23.4 39.7 38.9
Gender (% Female) 55.9 66.0 49.6 55.9 52.9
Income (%):< $16,000 18.7 13.6 18.4 35.1 28.1
  $16,000 – <$35,000 31.5 30.5 31.9 32.6 33.1
  $35,000 – <$50,000 19.2 21.6 19.0 14.4 14.9
  $50,000+ 24.9 28.9 25.2 11.8 17.3
  Unknown/Refused 5.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.7
Education (%):
  < High school 21.0 14.7 21.7 34.7 30.6
  College level 42.0 44.2 41.1 40.3 39.5
  Graduate level 37.1 41.1 37.2 25.0 29.9
Cigarette Smoking (%):
    Current 21.9 20.8 23.2 18.7 21.6
    Former 38.1 35.8 39.3 37.9 40.4
    Never 40.0 43.4 37.5 43.5 38.1
Fasting serum glucose (mg/dL) 112.2 (38.1) 93.1 (4.7) 107.0 (7.4) 199.7 (80.9) 147.0 (43.4)
Fasting insulin* (pmol/L) 88.7 (153.6) 59.3 (44.8) 80.8 (59.2) 243.8 (502.8) 124.8 (82.3)
HbA1c levels (%) 5.7 (1.1) 5.2 (0.3) 5.5 (0.4) 8.3 (2.2) 6.7 (1.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 28.0 (5.4) 26.0 (4.5) 28.2 (5.2) 31.0 (6.0) 31.4 (5.9)
Systolic BP (mm Hg) 121.4 (18.7) 117.2 (18.0) 122.1 (18.1) 128.2 (20.1) 128.1 (18.9)
Hypertension medication (%) 32.1 21.4 32.6 58.5 50.5
Prior coronary heart disease (%) 5.5 3.8 5.3 12.9 7.7

Values correspond to mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise stated; BP = blood pressure;

*

Insulin available at visit 1, 1987–89.

*

No-diabetes = study participants with a FSG <100 mg/dL, a HbA1c < 5.7%, no use of diabetic medication, and no history of physician-diagnosed diabetes. Pre-diabetes = FSG 100–125 mg/dL or HbA1c 5.7–6.4%, no use of diabetic medication, and no history of physician-diagnosed diabetes. Diabetes = FSG ≥126 mg/dL or HbA1c > 6.5% or use of diabetic medication or history of physician-diagnosed diabetes. Undiagnosed diabetes = FSG ≥126 mg/dL or HbA1c > 6.5% but no history of diabetic medication usage or physician-diagnosed diabetes.