Table 1.
Multivariable-adjusted baseline characteristics by glycated hemoglobin value in non-diabetic participants, and by diabetes in women and men in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC).*
| Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycated Hemoglobin, % in Non-Diabetic Women |
Glycated Hemoglobin, % In Non-Diabetic Men |
|||||||
| <5.0 (N=510) |
5.0–5.6 (N=4,358) |
≥5.7 (N=1,509) |
Diabetes* (N=626) |
<5.0 (N=456) |
5.0–5.6 (N=3,483) |
≥5.7 (N=1,352) |
Diabetes* (N=499) |
|
| Glycated hemoglobin,% (SE) | 4.80 (0.04) |
5.38 (0.01) |
6.22 (0.02) |
8.60 (0.03) |
4.75 (0.03) |
5.38 (0.01) |
6.21 (0.02) |
8.15 (0.03) |
| Age, yr (SE)† | 54.4 (0.25) |
56.1 (0.08) |
57.9 (0.15) |
58.5 (0.22) |
55.9 (0.26) |
56.8 (0.10) |
58.3 (0.15) |
58.8 (0.25) |
| Race,% (SE) † | ||||||||
| Black | 14.0 (0.02) |
18.7 (0.01) |
51.4 (0.01) |
54.0 (0.02) |
17.4 (0.02) |
13.2 (0.01) |
35.5 (0.01) |
36.1 (0.02) |
| White | 86.0 (0.02) |
81.3 (0.01) |
48.6 (0.01) |
45.0 (0.02) |
82.6 (0.02) |
86.8 (0.01) |
64.4 (0.01) |
63.9 (0.02) |
| Education,% (SE) | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 18.2 (0.02) |
19.1 (0.01) |
27.0 (0.01) |
33.6 (0.02) |
16.6 (0.02) |
20.5 (0.01) |
26.4 (0.01) |
24.9 (0.02) |
| High school/equivalent | 42.0 (0.02) |
45.4 (0.01) |
46.3 (0.01) |
47.3 (0.02) |
34.8 (0.02) |
36.6 (0.01) |
37.1 (0.01) |
38.2 (0.02) |
| College or above | 39.8 (0.02) |
35.4 (0.01) |
26.7 (0.01) |
19.1 (0.02) |
48.6 (0.02) |
42.8 (0.01) |
36.5 (0.01) |
36.9 (0.02) |
| Smoking status,% (SE) | ||||||||
| Current | 12.7 (0.02) |
20.0 (0.01) |
26.6 (0.01) |
17.2 (0.02) |
13.6 (0.02) |
24.1 (0.01) |
31.0 (0.01) |
19.5 (0.02) |
| Former | 31.6 (0.02) |
27.9 (0.01) |
27.5 (0.01) |
28.7 (0.02) |
53.7 (0.02) |
48.4 (0.01) |
48.7 (0.01) |
52.6 (0.02) |
| Never | 55.6 (0.02) |
52.1 (0.01) |
48.9 (0.01) |
54.0 (0.02) |
32.6 (0.02) |
27.5 (0.01) |
20.2 (0.01) |
27.9 (0.02) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (SE) | 26.4 (0.25) |
27.3 (0.09) |
30.2 (0.15) |
31.5 (0.23) |
26.8 (0.19) |
27.1 (0.07) |
28.9 (0.11) |
30.0 (0.19) |
| Waist circumference, cm (SE) | 90.6 (0.67) |
93.5 (0.23) |
101.5 (0.40) |
106.8 (0.61) |
97.9 (0.51) |
98.5 (0.18) |
103.1 (0.30) |
106.3 (0.49) |
*
Means and proportions adjusted for age and race. P-values for all comparisons across glycated hemoglobin/diabetes categories were <0.001.
†
Mutually adjusted for age and race.