Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by fasting glucose status in the Cardiovascular Health Study
| Normal Fasting Glucose |
Impaired Fasting Glucose |
Diabetes Mellitus |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 2,041) | (N = 1,706) | (N = 608) | |
| Age (yrs) | 72 ± 5.8 | 72 ± 5.5 | 72 ± 5.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4 | 27.2 ± 4.4* | 28.4 ± 4.8* |
| Race | |||
| -Caucasian | 84% | 87% | 73%* |
| Gender | |||
| -Female | 67% | 55% | 51%* |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 129 ± 35 | 132 ± 34.7 | 124 ± 38 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 58.8 ± 16 | 53.3 ± 14.6* | 48.1 ± 13* |
| Trig (mmol/Ll) | 126 ± 61 | 143 ± 72* | 174 ± 105* |
| Hypertension | 47% | 62%* | 71%* |
| Use of Antihypertensive Medication | 30% | 41%* | 56%* |
| Use of Lipid-Lowering Mediciation | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Smoking | |||
| -Never | 50% | 45% | 46% |
| -Former | 38% | 44% | 43% |
| -Current | 12% | 12% | 11% |
*
Statistically significant difference with a p-value <0.05 in comparison to normal fasting glucose.