Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of the cohort
| Variable | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2D T2D | NO T2D | T2D | NO T2D | |
| Mean Age (years) | 51.61 | 48.1 | 52.9 | 47.37 |
| Age(%) | ||||
| <40 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 17.6 |
| 40∼49 | 34.0 | 44.4 | 27.0 | 40.0 |
| 50∼59 | 50.6 | 35.9 | 42.1 | 34.1 |
| >60 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 24.6 | 8.3 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| College or above | 73.0 | 76.0 | 44.4 | 60.7 |
| Senior high | 18.3 | 16.5 | 30.2 | 24.6 |
| Junior high or below | 8.7 | 7.5 | 25.4 | 14.7 |
| Smoking status (%) | ||||
| Current cigarette smoker | 36.6 | 47.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Never smoker | 45.8 | 40.1 | 93.3 | 96.7 |
| Former cigarette smoker | 17.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| BMI (%) | ||||
| <=23.90 | 14.1 | 24.5 | 38.8 | 57.6 |
| 24.0 ∼ 26.9 | 39.3 | 39.5 | 35.8 | 28.2 |
| 27 ∼ 29.9 | 31.1 | 25.6 | 19.4 | 10.5 |
| >=30 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Exercise (%) | ||||
| Heavy | 59.1 | 43.5 | 62.5 | 46.1 |
| Moderate | 24.9 | 34.4 | 29.2 | 33.0 |
| None or Slight | 16.0 | 22.1 | 8.3 | 21.0 |
| 2-h glucose (mmol/liter) | 9.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| Hypertension (%) | ||||
| Current | 40.1 | 7.4 | 32.0 | 3.6 |
| Never | 51.5 | 71.5 | 58.4 | 86.4 |
| Former | 8.4 | 21.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
| Gout(%) | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 3.4 |