Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of subjects with normal glucose tolerance according to diabetes or not during 9 years of follow-up
| Non-DM | DM | p-value | |
| n | 536 | 15 | |
| Age (years) | 44.9 (10.9) | 51.9 (8.7) | 0.015 |
| Sex (% men) | 60 | 46 | 0.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.0 (3.5) | 28.4 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 84.2 (11.0) | 95.3 (9.8) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 79.8 (10.7) | 81.3 (10.8) | 0.6 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) [1.25] | 2.1 (1.3–2.8) [1.95] | < 0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.16 (0.50) | 5.89 (0.59) | <0.001 |
| Post load plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 5.13 (1.12) | 5.77 (1.04) | 0.028 |
| Fasting insulin (mU/ml) | 5.0 (4.0–7.0) [5.7] | 7.0 (8.0–10.0) [8.5] | 0.002 |
| tPA activity (IU/ml) | 0.79 (0.56–1.0) [0.74] | 0.59 (0.33–0.85) [0.54] | 0.020 |
| tPA antigen (μg/l) | 5.7 (4.0 – 8.4) [5.7] | 10.4 (9.0 – 13.7) [10.7] | <0.001 |
| PAI-1 activity (IU/ml) | 6.1 (2.9 – 11.2) [6.2] | 16.3 (7.1 – 18.8) [11.5] | 0.003 |
Data are means (SD), median (interquartile range) and [geometric means]. P values are for t test, or X2 test as appropriate.