Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of subjects
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No DM | DM | No DM | DM | |
| N | 44018 | 2963 | 7782 | 217 |
| Age (years) | 45.4 ± 8.9 | 49.2 ± 7.6* | 43.9 ± 8.9 | 48.4 ± 7.8* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.0 | 25.3 ± 3.7* | 21.5 ± 3.3 | 25.3 ± 5.4* |
| WC (cm) | 82.9 ± 8.2 | 88.0 ± 9.3* | 75.4 ± 8.9 | 84.3 ± 11.8* |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 96.3 ± 8.3 | 109.2 ± 9.7* | 90.8 ± 7.8 | 104.1 ± 10.2* |
| TCH (mg/dl)a | 200.9 ± 32.6 | 208.2 ± 33.3* | 200.8 ± 33.5 | 215.7 ± 34.2* |
| TG (mg/dl) | 125.5 ± 90.1 | 159.7 ± 124.4* | 74.9 ± 41.6 | 121.7 ± 112.7* |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 120.2 ± 29.5 | 126.4 ± 30.5* | 113.7 ± 29.9 | 128.7 ± 32.7* |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 57.1 ± 14.4 | 53.5 ± 13.9* | 69.6 ± 15.5 | 63.4 ± 17.1* |
| SBP (mmHg) | 121.5 ± 14.8 | 128.1 ± 16.2* | 115.3 ± 16.0 | 127.4 ± 18.3* |
| DBP (mmHg) | 77.1 ± 10.4 | 81.5 ± 10.7* | 71.6 ± 10.6 | 78.6 ± 11.4* |
| Hypertension (%) | 19.7 | 36.8* | 10.1 | 31.8* |
| Smoking (%) | 40.5 | 45.8* | 10.7 | 15.2* |
Data was expressed as mean ± SD or as percentages
DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TCH Total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
*Difference between groups is statistically significant (P < 0.05)
aData were available for 46,152 subjects