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. 2013 Nov 20;8(11):e79466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079466

Table 1. Clinical and demographic characteristics stratified by race and diabetes case status.

White African American
Characteristics Diabetes Non-Cases p Diabetes Non-Cases P
Number 980 9,657 728 3,009
Age, years 56.2 (5.6)a 54.2 (5.7)a <1.0×10−6 55.3 (5.7)a 53.2 (5.8)a <1.0×10−6
Glucose, mmol/L 9.7(3.9)a 5.5 (0.5)a <1.0×10−6 11.1 (5.0)a,g 5.5 (0.6)a <1.0×10−6
Insulin, pmol/L 225.2 (438.3)a,b 72.9 (54.7)a <1.0×10−6 339.3 (631.6)a,h 94.6 (69.9)a <1.0×10−6
DBP, mm Hg 72.9 (11.0)a,b 71.3 (10.0)a,d 3.08×10−6 78.5 (11.9)a 80.1 (12.3)a,b 1.35×10−3
SBP, mm Hg 127.0 (18.4)a,b 117.7 (16.7)a,e <1.0×10−6 133.7 (22.6)a 127.5 (20.6)a,b <1.0×10−6
HDL, mmol/L 1.06 (0.35)a,c 1.33 (0.43)a,f <1.0×10−6 1.27 (0.38)a,i 1.46 (0.46)a,k <1.0×10−6
Triglycerides, mmol/L 2.40 (1.78)a,c 1.47 (0.89)a,f <1.0×10−6 1.72 (1.30)a,j 1.19 (0.77)a,k <1.0×10−6
Male 524 (53.5)l 4,521 (46.8)l 7.05×10−5 * 260 (35.7)l 1,169 (38.8)l 1.18×10−1 *
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 462 (47.1)l 1,960 (20.3)l <1.0×10−6 * 420 (57.7)l 1,081 (35.9)l <1.0×10−6 *
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 829 (84.6)l 5,841 (60.5)l <1.0×10−6 * 652 (89.6)l 2,265 (75.3)l <1.0×10−6 *
Family history diabetes 487 (49.7)l 2,709 (28.0)l <1.0×10−6 * 432 (59.3)l 1.310 (43.5)l <1.0×10−6 *

p, p-value, significance of difference between group means determined by t-test; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index;

a

mean and standard deviation;

b

missing values (n = 1);

c

missing values (n = 2);

d

missing values (n = 5);

e

missing values (n = 4);

f

missing values (n = 12);

g

missing values (n = 15);

h

missing values (n = 16);

i

missing values (n = 21);

j

missing values (n = 20);

k

missing values (n = 55);

l

number and percentage;

*

p-value Pearson’s chi-squared test.