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. 2018 Sep 5;18:61. doi: 10.1186/s12902-018-0290-y

Table 3.

Weighted baseline characteristics of the diabetes group based on diabetic duration

Men (n = 505, N = 618 430) p-value
DM duration ≤ 5 years DM duration > 5 years
n = 235 (51.01)b n = 270 (48.99)b
Age (years) 60.45 ± 0.60 62.79 ± 0.64 0.008
Weight (kg) 70.25 ± 0.90 68.06 ± 0.69 0.054
Height (cm) 167.24 ± 0.56 166.33 ± 0.43 0.199
BMI (kg/m2) 25.06 ± 0.26 24.56 ± 0.21 0.132
Fat mass (%) (n = 495) 23.66 ± 0.43 23.58 ± 0.37 0.879
Low income (n = 497) n, (%) 79 (26.95%) 93 (34.15%) 0.124
Physical activity n, (%)a
 low 59 (21.82) 66 (27.29)
 moderate 95 (44.34) 115 (40.35)
 high 80 (33.84) 88 (32.38)
234 269 0.5099
Smoker (%)
 never 45 (18.62) 40 (12.41)
 past 100 (34.80) 153 (55.73)
 current 90 (46.58) 77 (31.86)
235 270 0.0005
alcohol (g/day) 15.96 ± 1.78 12.90 ± 1.61 0.204
Hypertension (%)a 34.98 30.29 0.201
fasting glucose 134.42 ± 2.98 144.06 ± 3.82 0.047
fasting insulin (n = 432) 10.24 ± 0.49 10.66 ± 0.45 0.528
HbA1c (n = 488) 6.97 ± 0.09 7.54 ± 0.11 <0.001
HOMA-IR (n = 432)a 3.39 ± 0.21 3.70 ± 0.16 0.243
HOMAbeta (n = 432)a 67.94 ± 5.39 51.60 ± 17.91 0.383
total cholesterol (mg/dl) 175.71 ± 2.79 179.53 ± 3.21 0.37
HDL-C (mg/dl) 42.53 ± 0.78 41.79 ± 0.76 0.498
LDL-C (mg/dl) 98.73 ± 2.56 100.91 ± 2.58 0.549
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 172.25 ± 9.44 182.15 ± 9.12 0.365
serum vitamin D (ng/mL) 20.27 ± 0.55 20.60 ± 0.59 0.69

aThe data are presented as n (%) or the means ± standard error (SE). n = unweighted; N = the size of Korean population estimated using sample weights; physical activity level = low (<600 MET minutes per week), moderate (≥600-<3000 MET minutes per week), high (≥3000 MET minutes per week); hypertension = diagnosis and current usage of antihypertensive drug or ≥140 mmHg systolic BP, or ≥90 mmHg diastolic BP; HOMA-IR = [fasting plasma glucose] × [fasting insulin] ×0.055 /22.5; HOMA-beta = 20 × [fasting plasma insulin / ([fasting plasma glucose] × 0.055-3.5); HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

bThe prevalence (%) are presented weighted value