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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chem. 2013 Jan 3;59(3):557–565. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.194167

Table 1.

Comparisons of baseline characteristics of type 2 diabetes cases and the random subcohort, in the sample and reweighted to the total Women's Health Study cohort

Crude Reweighted to Population
Baseline Characteristics Diabetes Cases N=491 Reference Subcohort n=561 P value Diabetes Cases N=1228 Reference Subcohort n=19277 P-value
Age, years 53.3 (49.0, 59.8) 56.7 (50.9, 64.2) <0.0001 53.6 (49.3, 59.7) 53.5 (49.2, 59.3) 0.53
White race, N (%) 450 (92) 516 (92) 0.37 1134 (92.4) 18468 (95.8)
Body mass index, kg/m2 29.4 (25.8, 33.9) 25.6 (23.0, 28.3) <0.0001 29.6 (26.0, 33.9) 25.6 (22.9, 28.3) <0.0001
Blood pressure, mm Hg 135 (125, 145) 125 (115, 135) <0.0001 135 (125, 145) 125 (115, 135) <0.0001
Current smoking, N (%) 63 (12.9) 56 (10.0) 0.18 159 (12.9) 1999 (10.4) 0.29
Family history of diabetes, N (%) 208 (42.4) 158 (28.2) <0.0001 520 (42.3) 5178 (26.9) <0.0001
Alcohol use ≥1 drink per day, N (%) 27 (5.5) 45 (8.0) 0.06 361 (29.4) 7749 (40.2) 0.0001
Exercise ≥1 times per week, N (%) 159 (32.4) 259 (46.2) <0.0001 399 (32.5) 8991 (46.6) <0.0001
Hormone therapy use, N (%) 209 (42.7) 242 (43.3) 0.60 533 (43.5) 8379 (43.6) 0.80
Randomized aspirin use, N (%) 248 (50.5) 275 (49.0) 0.66 617 (50.2) 9312 (48.3) 0.41
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 112.5 (92.4, 141.7) 92.6 (7584, 110.6) <0.0001 112.7 (92.6, 141.7) 96.1 (80.5, 115.7) <0.0001
HbA1c, % 5.3 (5.1, 5.5) 5.0 (4.9, 5.2) <0.0001 5.3 (5.1, 5.5) 5.0 (4.8, 5.2) <0.0001
Fasting insulin, μIU/mL 12.5 (8.4, 18.9) 6.8 (4.4, 10.7) <0.0001 12.5 (8.4, 18.8) 6.9 (4.3, 10.7) <0.0001
hsCRP, mg/L 4.0 (2.2, 7.0) 2.2 (0.9, 4.6) <0.0001 4.1 (2.3, 7.0) 2.1 (0.9,4.5) <0.0001
NT-proBNP, ng/L 46.8 (26.1, 83.2) 65.2 (37.8, 117.4) <0.0001 46.9 (26.4, 83.1) 58.7 (35.2, 103.5) <0.0001
Ln(NT-proBNP) 3.9 (3.3, 4.4) 4.2 (3.7, 4.8) <0.0001 3.9 (3.3, 4.4) 4.1 (3.6, 4.6) <0.001

Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; NT-proBNP, amino-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide.

All values for continuous variables are median (interquartile range).