Table 1. Characteristics of men aged 46–81 years according to diabetes status in 2010–2014, Shiga, Japan (n = 807).
| Characteristic | Non-Diabetic (n = 616) |
Diabetic (n = 191) |
P-value | ||
| Age, years | 67.6 | (8.4) | 69.8 | (6.9) | <0.001 |
| Years of education | 12.8 | (2.4) | 12.7 | (2.4) | 0.428 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 131 | (17) | 134 | (16) | 0.039 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.1 | (2.8) | 24.2 | (3.4) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.2 | (0.9) | 5.1 | (0.9) | 0.033 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.6 | (0.4) | 1.4 | (0.4) | <0.001 |
| Smoking amount, cig/day | 3.0 | (7.1) | 4.5 | (9.2) | 0.036 |
| Current smoker, % | 19.7 | 26.2 | 0.055 | ||
| Current drinker, % | 80.5 | 75.4 | 0.129 | ||
| Hypertension medication, % | 35.0 | 59.2 | <0.001 | ||
| Diabetes medication, % | 0.0 | 69.6 | <0.001 | ||
| Lipid medication, % | 16.9 | 40.8 | <0.001 | ||
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), or as percentages, as indicated.
P-value for the difference between non-diabetic and diabetic group was derived from student's t-test for comparison of means or χ2 test for comparison of percentages.