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. 2015 Apr 24;39(3):253–263. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.3.253

Supplementary Table 1. Baseline characteristics according to insulin sensitivity (kitt%).

Characteristic Men Women
Low tertile Middle tertile High tertile P value Low tertile Middle tertile High tertile P value
Age, yr 56.84±11.72 56.76±10.99 55.01±10.54a,b <0.001 60.22±9.92 60.30±9.31 58.67±9.54a,b <0.001
DM duration, yr 8.39±7.63 7.36±7.05a 6.38±6.62a,b <0.001 9.02±6.76 7.57±6.70a 6.48±6.42a,b <0.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 24.69±3.35 24.54±3.35 24.34±3.16 0.071 24.58±3.28 24.63±3.26 24.76±3.59 0.52
Waist circumference, cm 89.25±7.85 87.59±7.17a 85.05±7.12a,b <0.001 83.64±8.15 81.87±7.50a 79.48±8.10a,b <0.001
Kitt, %/min 1.04±0.29 1.86±0.23a 3.08±0.64a,b <0.001 1.06±0.29 1.86±0.22a 3.04±0.68a,b <0.001
Fasting glucose, mg/dL 184.82±65.57 153.65±50.30a 137.87±41.19a,b <0.001 184.28±64.10 149.74±50.52a 134.65±43.01a,b <0.001
C-peptide, ng/mL 2.35±0.92 2.08±0.73a 1.88±0.75a,b <0.001 2.29±0.98 2.03±0.78a 1.77±0.67a,b <0.001
HbA1c, % 9.07±2.02 8.17±1.74a 7.75±1.70a,b <0.001 9.10±1.83 8.20±1.69a 7.63±1.45a,b <0.001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 198.39±44.22 193.35±37.21a 186.56±37.91a,b <0.001 209.65±44.00 204.43±40.82a 199.37±39.44a,b <0.001
Triglyceride, mg/dL 189.50±143.78 161.09±109.20a 134.80±83.53a,b <0.001 184.68±119.44 155.30±93.79a 128.25±77.02a,b <0.001
HDL-C, mg/dL 46.42±12.25 46.75±11.72 48.27±12.17a,b 0.001 49.39±12.16 51.34±13.24a 52.32±13.07a <0.001
LDL-C, mg/dL 115.53±36.53 113.63±31.09 109.77±31.34a 0.001 122.74±36.71 120.26±35.54 118.92±33.72 0.09
VFT, mm 54.36±18.66 50.50±17.19a 45.25±16.13a,b <0.001 46.81±17.86 43.05±16.46a 37.24±15.39a,b <0.001
CIMT, mm 0.857±0.205 0.850±0.186 0.823±0.184a,b <0.001 0.824±0.185 0.807±0.171 0.794±0.178a 0.001
MetS componentsc
 Hypertriglyceridemia 641 (57.4) 560 (50.0) 408 (36.7) <0.001 670 (64.4) 540 (51.9) 404 (38.9) <0.001
 Low HDL-C 306 (27.6) 279 (25.1) 238 (21.6) 0.004 568 (55.0) 530 (51.6) 478 (47.0) 0.001
 Hypertension 871 (79.4) 836 (75.5) 760 (69.7) <0.001 801 (77.7) 770 (75.8) 711 (70.1) <0.001
 More than 2 factors 623 (56.7) 539 (48.8) 414 (37.8) <0.001 730 (71.1) 639 (62.8) 510 (50.7) <0.001

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

DM, diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; VFT, visceral fat thickness; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; MetS, metabolic syndrome.

aP<0.05 vs. low tertile, bP<0.05 vs. middle tertile, cHypertriglyceridemia, triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL or taking medication; low HDL-C, <40 mg/dL for men and <50 mg/dL for women; hypertension, blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg or taking antihypertensive medication.