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. 2019 Apr 12;11(4):834. doi: 10.3390/nu11040834

Table 2.

Characteristics of subjects with prediabetes and T2DM, diagnosed at the follow-up visit.

Healthy IFG IGT T2DM
N/% 93/45.6% 78/37.7% 19/9.3% 16/7.4%
Age [years] 42 ± 1.61 49 ± 1.55
(p < 0.03)
56 ± 2.20
(p < 0.01)
56 ± 3.03
(p < 0.01)
BMI [kg/m²] 25.70 ± 0.54 29.51 ± 0.84
p < 0.01
30.73 ± 1.38
p = 0.03
34.46 ± 2.59
p = 0.02
Waist circumference [cm] 88.21 ± 1.52 100.42 ± 1.94
p < 0.01
103.33 ± 3.43
p = 0.02
113.53 ± 6.27
p < 0.01
Hip circumference [cm] 95.67 ± 1.12 104.75 ± 1.49
p < 0.01
109.11 ± 2.54
p < 0.01
114.60 ± 4.89
p < 0.01
Muscle mass [%] 35.35 ± 0.61 31.78 ± 0.69
p = 0.02
28.61 ± 0.99
p < 0.01
28.74 ± 2.03
p = 0.03
Subcutaneous fat [%] 76.12 ± 0.74 70.21 ± 0.89
p < 0.01
68.83 ± 1.95
p = 0.06
64.25 ± 2.94
p < 0.01
Visceral fat [%] 23.80 ± 0.74 29.78 ± 0.89
p < 0.01
31.15 ± 1.95
p = 0.06
35.80 ± 2.96
p < 0.01
VAT/SAT ratio 0.30 ± 0.01 0.44 ± 0.02
p < 0.01
0.48 ± 0.05
p = 0.06
0.62 ± 0.09
p < 0.01
HOMA-IR index 2.38 ± 0.11 3.95 ± 0.25
p < 0.01
4.03 ± 0.44
p = 0.02
7.05 ± 1.23
p < 0.01

VAT/SAT ratio—visceral adipose tissue/subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio; HOMA-IR—homeostatic model assessment estimated insulin resistance; BMI—body mass index.