Table 1.
Baseline characteristics at visit 2 according to glycemic status, ARIC, 1990–1992.
| Normal glycemia | Prediabetes | Diabetes | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=13,116 | 4,396 | 6,684 | 2,036 | |
| Age | 56.2 (5.6) | 57.2 (5.7) | 58.1 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Female | 2,886 (65.7) | 3,306 (49.5) | 1,110 (54.5) | <0.001 |
| White | 3,724 (84.7) | 5,099 (76.3) | 1,225 (60.2) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.0 (4.5) | 28.2 (5.2) | 31.1 (6.0) | <0.001 |
| Height, cm | 167.0 (8.9) | 169.4 (9.5) | 168.3 (9.1) | <0.001 |
| Education level | <0.001 | |||
| Basic Education | 653 (14.9) | 1,442 (21.6) | 671 (33.0) | |
| Intermediate Education | 1,934 (44.0) | 2,750 (41.1) | 796 (39.1) | |
| Advanced Education | 1,809 (41.2) | 2,492 (37.3) | 569 (27.9) | |
| Cigarette pack-years | 12.9 (19.5) | 16.3 (21.2) | 17.0 (23.9) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol drinking | <0.001 | |||
| Current | 2,690 (61.2) | 3,935 (58.9) | 850 (41.7) | |
| Former | 743 (16.9) | 1,338 (20.0) | 625 (30.7) | |
| Never | 963 (21.9) | 1,411 (21.1) | 561 (27.6) | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 117.3 (18.1) | 122.1 (18.1) | 127.9 (19.3) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 70.8 (10.2) | 72.9 (10.1) | 72.8 (10.5) | <0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 54.4 (17.3) | 48.4 (16.1) | 43.3 (14.1) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 207.0 (37.5) | 210.3 (38.8) | 215.0 (44.7) | <0.001 |
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2 | 96.8 (14.0) | 95.7 (15.3) | 96.9 (19.4) | <0.001 |
| Anti-hypertensive medication | 955 (21.7) | 2,190 (32.8) | 1,108 (54.4) | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol lowering medication | 223 (5.1) | 431 (6.4) | 197 (9.7) | <0.001 |
| Prevalent coronary heart disease | 176 (4.0) | 365 (5.5) | 211 (10.4) | <0.001 |
| Prevalent stroke | 56 (1.3) | 104 (1.6) | 80 (3.9) | <0.001 |
| Prevalent peripheral artery disease | 239 (5.4) | 514 (7.7) | 306 (15.0) | <0.001 |
Statistics are presented as mean (SD) or n (%).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high density lipoprotein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.
SI conversion factors: To convert total and HDL cholesterol to mmol/L, multiple by 0.0259.