Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subjects (n = 629).
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| N = 249 | N = 380 | |
| Age, mean (sd) | 72.3 (7.7) | 71.2 (8.8) |
| BMI, mean (sd) | 26.9 (3.8) | 27.7 (4.7) |
| FPG (mmol/L), mean (sd) | 6.5 (1.3) | 6.5 (1.6) |
| Normal (<6.1 mmo/l), N (%) | 78 (31.3) | 174 (45.8) |
| Prediabetes (6.1-6.9 mmol/l), N (%) | 111 (44.6) | 123 (32.4) |
| Type 2 diabetes (≥7.0 mmol/l), N (%) | 60 (24.1) | 83 (21.8) |
| HbA1c (mmol/l), mean (sd) | 40.2 (7.5) | 41.0 (9.0) |
| HbA1c (%), mean (sd) | 5.8 (0.7) | 6.1 (3.4) |
| Normal (<5.7%), N (%) | 122 (49.0) | 180 (47.9) |
| Prediabetes (5.7–6.4%), N (%) | 103 (41.4) | 146 (38.8) |
| Type 2 diabetes (≥6.5%), N (%) | 24 ( 9.6) | 50 (13.3) |
| Glucose status, N (%) | ||
| Normal | 58 (23.3) | 128 (33.7) |
| Prediabetes | 127 (51.0) | 159 (41.8) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 32 (12.9) | 28 ( 7.4) |
| Previous diagnosed T2D | 32 (12.9) | 65 (17.1) |
| Low education, N (%) | 205 (85.4) | 279 (75.0) |
| Smoking, N (%) | 27 (11.1) | 38 (10.1) |
| Hypertension, N (%) | 124 (51.7) | 194 (52.3) |
| Physical activity (%) | ||
| No physical active due to of disability | 16 ( 6.7) | 20 ( 5.4) |
| 1–4 times per week | 87 (36.2) | 96 (25.8) |
| ≥5 times per week | 137 (57.1) | 256 (68.8) |
| Alcohol consumption (audit), mean (sd) | 4.0 (4.6) | 1.3 (2.5) |
| ≥ 8 | 39 (16.5) | 12 (3.3) |
| BDI-II, N (%) | ||
| Mild, ≥14 | 23 (9.2) | 20 (5.3) |
| Moderate, ≥20 | 14 (5.6) | 18 (4.7) |
BMI: body mass index; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated haemoglobin; Audit: alcohol consumption questionnaire; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory-II questionnaire; sd: standard deviation.