Table 1.
Demographic, biochemical and behavior characteristics of the participants
| Two Categorical | Three Categorical | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLU normal (n = 78) | GLU high (n = 55) | NGR(n = 78) | IFG(n = 22) | DM(n = 33) | |||
| Numerical Variables | |||||||
| Age (year) | 69.08 ± 10.14 | 69.22 ± 10.04 | 69.08 ± 10.14 | 67.55 ± 10.80 | 70.33 ± 9.51 | 69.14 ± 10.06 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 3.31 | 26.25 ± 3.02 | 25.5 ± 3.31 | 26.35 ± 3.04 | 26.18 ± 3.05 | 25.82 ± 3.2 | |
| WHR | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.07 | |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 5.37 ± 0.42 | 7.76 ± 1.66 | 5.37 ± 0.42 | 6.47 ± 0.23 | 8.62 ± 1.65 | 6.36 ± 1.62 | |
| CHO (mmol/L) | 5.21 ± 1.05 | 5.17 ± 1.15 | 5.21 ± 1.05 | 5.04 ± 1.22 | 5.25 ± 1.10 | 5.19 ± 1.08 | |
| HDLC (mmol/L) | 1.48 ± 0.38 | 1.36 ± 0.27 | 1.48 ± 0.38 | 1.36 ± 0.23 | 1.36 ± 0.30 | 1.43 ± 0.34 | |
| LDLC (mmol/L) | 3.23 ± 0.78 | 3.31 ± 0.99 | 3.23 ± 0.78 | 3.17 ± 1.08 | 3.4 ± 0.94 | 3.26 ± 0.87 | |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.91 ± 1.12 | 1.9 ± 1.38 | 1.91 ± 1.12 | 2.03 ± 1.70 | 1.82 ± 1.14 | 1.91 ± 1.23 | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 80.77 ± 10.95 | 78.16 ± 10.07 | 80.77 ± 10.95 | 79.23 ± 11.32 | 77.45 ± 9.26 | 79.69 ± 10.63 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 140.24 ± 20.17 | 135.64 ± 17.22 | 140.24 ± 20.17 | 140.55 ± 20.63 | 132.36 ± 13.91 | 138.34 ± 19.08 | |
| Categorical Variables | |||||||
| Gender(n = 133) | male | 27 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 55 |
| female | 51 | 27 | 51 | 12 | 15 | 78 | |
| Edu3 (n = 123) | lower than college | 25 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 40 |
| college or higher | 46 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 24 | 83 | |
| Exercise (n = 99) | more than once a week | 38 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 22 | 72 |
| less than once a week | 16 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 27 | |
| Meat (n = 128) | not prefer | 37 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 58 |
| normal or prefer | 38 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 70 | |
| Fruit (n = 127) | not prefer | 27 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 50 |
| normal or prefer | 47 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 17 | 77 | |
| Vegetable (n = 126) | not prefer | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| normal or prefer | 64 | 49 | 64 | 21 | 28 | 113 | |
| Alcohol (n = 127) | more than 4 days a week | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1–3 days a week | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| less than ones a week | 69 | 47 | 69 | 18 | 29 | 116 | |
| Smoke (n = 121) | not exposed | 49 | 29 | 49 | 13 | 16 | 78 |
| exposed 4 or more days a week | 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 | |
| exposed 1–3 days a week | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Sleeping (n = 124) | less than 6 h a day | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| more than 6 h a day | 55 | 33 | 55 | 13 | 20 | 88 | |
| Sleepless (n = 115) | more than 3 days a week | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 1–3 days a week | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| less than once a week | 51 | 34 | 51 | 13 | 21 | 85 | |
| Stress (n = 131) | happy | 44 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 20 | 77 |
| normal | 29 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 47 | |
| unhappy | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |