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. 2017 Nov 29;59(1):92–100. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2018.59.1.92

Table 1. Characteristics of Those with and without Diabetes According to FHD.

Variables Non-diabetes (n=7031) p value Diabetes (n=1918) p value
FHD-negative (n=6046) FHD-positive (n=985) FHD-negative (n=1366) FHD-positive (n=552)
Gender <0.001 0.013
 Male 2333 (38.6) 303 (30.8) 687 (50.3) 243 (44.0)
 Female 3713 (61.4) 682 (69.2) 679 (49.7) 309 (56.0)
Age (yr) 65.1±8.3 62.0±7.4 <0.001 67.6±7.6 65.0±7.5 <0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2) 24.2±2.9 24.4±2.8 0.043 25.0±3.0 24.8±3.0 0.429
Waist circumference (cm) 87.4±8.6 87.2±8.3 0.425 90.5±8.2 89.2±8.2 0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 122.7±17.1 120.9±15.5 0.002 127.1±16.5 125.8±16.2 0.104
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 74.5±10.2 74.4±9.9 0.750 74.0±10.4 73.4±10.1 0.282
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 202.5±38.4 205.3±38.5 0.030 195.8±43.4 195.2±46.7 0.776
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 52.1±12.0 52.5±12.0 0.307 49.6±12.0 49.0±10.7 0.317
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 114.0 (82.0–165.0) 116.0 (83.0–165.0) 0.529 134.0 (92.8–196.0) 135.0 (91.0–194.8) 0.926
Medication for hypertension, n (%) 0.155 0.462
 No 4129 (68.3) 695 (70.6) 675 (49.4) 283 (51.3)
 Yes 1917 (31.7) 290 (29.4) 691 (50.6) 269 (48.7)
Medication for dyslipidemia, n (%) 0.118 0.009
 No 5632 (93.2) 904 (91.8) 1198 (87.7) 459 (83.2)
 Yes 414 (6.8) 81 (8.2) 168 (12.3) 93 (16.8)
Smoking status, n (%) 0.001 0.163
 Never 4193 (69.4) 741 (75.2) 817 (59.8) 356 (64.5)
 Former 1225 (20.3) 154 (15.6) 360 (26.4) 128 (23.2)
 Current 628 (10.4) 90 (9.1) 189 (13.8) 68 (12.3)
Alcohol consumption, n (%) 0.628 0.712
 None 3333 (55.1) 538 (54.6) 746 (54.6) 298 (54.0)
 ≤1 drink/day 1748 (28.9) 283 (28.7) 354 (25.9) 152 (27.5)
 >1 and ≤2 drinks/day 348 (5.8) 65 (6.6) 86 (6.3) 35 (6.3)
 >2 and ≤4 drinks/day 333 (5.5) 60 (6.1) 84 (6.1) 37 (6.7)
 >4 drinks/day 284 (4.7) 39 (4.0) 96 (7.0) 30 (5.4)
Educational level, n (%) <0.001 0.001
 Elementary school or lower 2581 (42.7) 332 (33.7) 655 (48.0) 211 (38.2)
 Middle or high school 2626 (43.4) 490 (49.7) 507 (37.1) 242 (43.8)
 College or higher 839 (13.9) 163 (16.5) 204 (14.9) 99 (17.9)
Diabetes duration (yr) <0.001
 0 608 (44.5) 160 (29.0)
 0.1–4 294 (21.5) 104 (18.8)
 5–9 157 (11.5) 84 (15.2)
 10–19 190 (13.9) 127 (23.0)
 ≥20 117 (8.6) 77 (13.9)
Medication for diabetes, n (%) <0.001
 No 616 (45.1) 157 (28.4)
 Yes 750 (54.9) 395 (71.6)

FHD, family history of diabetes; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.

Data are presented as means±standard deviations or medians (interquartile ranges) or numbers (percentages).