Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of diabetes patients and controls by central obesity
| Non-obese | Obese | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Controls | P | Diabetes | Controls | P | |
| n of participants | 201 | 575 | 230 | 216 | ||
| Age, years | 57±7 | 57±7 | 0.51 | 57±9 | 57±9 | 0.80 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.6±3.7 | 24.4±3.8 | <0.001 | 32.5±4.9 | 32.4±5.3 | 0.89 |
| Physical activity, MET hours/week | 13.2±14.6 | 17.0±20.0 | 0.01 | 11.4±14.6 | 11.8±15.2 | 0.76 |
| Alcohol consumption, g/day | 3.2±7.7 | 5.6±9.1 | <0.001 | 2.5±6.3 | 4.5±10.8 | 0.02 |
| Current smoker, % | 12.9 | 9.9 | 0.33 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 0.12 |
| Postmenopausal status, % | 81.1 | 81.0 | 0.98 | 85.6 | 82.4 | 0.35 |
| Family history of diabetes, % | 47.3 | 19.8 | <0.001 | 50.0 | 26.8 | <0.001 |
Central obesity was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) definition, as waist circumference greater than 35 inches; the data are presented as mean ± SD (continuous) and percentage (categorical).