Table 1.

Demographics of TaiChi type 2 diabetes cohort

Characteristic	Controls	Cases	p value
n	4,800	4,535
Age (years)	65.3 ± 0.2	64.9 ± 0.2	NS
Sex (% female)	37.8	39.1	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	24.7 ± 0.1	25.2 ± 0.1	<0.0001
HbA1c (%)	5.9 ± 0.04	8.9 ± 0.04	<0.0001
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	41	74	<0.0001
FPG (mmol/l)	5.56 ± 0.08	9.4 ± 0.07	<0.0001

Values for continuous variables denote mean ± SEM

FPG, fasting plasma glucose