Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants at diagnosis for three groups with diabetes or at last visit for groups without diabetes
| Individuals developing diabetes during follow‐up (n = 565) | Individuals free of diabetes during follow‐up (n = 5,658) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight loss, | Progressive weight gainers, | Persistently high BMI, | Diabetes‐free, | Nondiabetes mortality, | |
| n = 59 | n = 481 | n = 25 | n = 1,891 | n = 3,767 | |
| Age at diagnosis/last contact (y) | 67.2 (7.2) | 66.4 (7.0) | 64.5 (5.2) | 62.2 (5.0) | 72.4 (8.5) |
| Women (%) | 30 (50.8) | 282 (58.6) | 20 (80.0) | 1230 (65.0) | 2,119 (56.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 (2.9) | 28.9 (3.3) | 39.0 (3.8) | 27.3 (4.1) | 26.2 (3.9) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 90.5 (9.9) | 98.3 (10.3) | 117.7 (20.8) | 91.3 (11.9) | 92.6 (11.5) |
| Antihypertensive treatment (%) | 23 (39.7) | 200 (42.8) | 20 (83.3) | 883 (47.6) | 1021 (29.3) |
| Lipid‐lowering medication (%) | 11 (22.9) | 62 (23.9) | 5 (29.4) | 420 (26.6) | 255 (16.2) |
| Current smoker (%) | 22 (43.1) | 113 (32.7) | 6 (30.0) | 325 (18.4) | 866 (32.2) |
Data are n (%) or mean (SD).