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. 2022 Mar 15;13(3):260–271. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v13.i3.260

Table 3.

Cardiovascular risk factors by age at diagnosis


Age at T2DM diagnosis
Total sample (n = 1409)
Under 40 yr (n = 196)
40-59 yr (n = 846)
60 yr or over (n = 367)
Weight (kg) 95.2 (82.5-108.9) 92.0 (79.6-105.6) 84.6 (73.7-97.4) 90.6 (78.2-103.8)
BMI (kg/m2) 33.0 (29.0-36.8) 31.6 (28.0-35.3) 29.2 (26.3-33.0) 31.1 (27.5-35.0)
Waist circumference (cm), n = 1403 112.0 (102.2-119.1) 109.0 (100.0-118.0) 104.0 (96.8-113.5) 108.0 (99.0-117.8)
Body fat (%), n = 1076 36.9 (29.5-44.5) 34.0 (27.6-40.7) 32.5 (26.3-41.0) 33.8 (27.4-41.2)
HbA1c (%), n = 1370 7.5 (6.7-8.5) 7.1 (6.4-7.9) 6.5 (6.0-7.2) 7.0 (6.3-7.8)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L), n = 1352 4.4 (3.8-5.2) 4.2 (3.6-4.9) 4.1 (3.5-4.8) 4.2 (3.6-4.9)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L), n = 1308 2.3 (1.8-2.9) 2.1 (1.6-2.7) 2.1 (1.6-2.6) 2.1 (1.6-2.7)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L), n = 1338 1.1 (1.0-1.4) 1.2 (1.0-1.5) 1.3 (1.1-1.5) 1.2 (1.0-1.5)
Triglycerides (mmol/L), n = 1351 1.8 (1.2-2.7) 1.7 (1.2-2.3) 1.5 (1.1-2.1) 1.6 (1.1-2.3)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), n = 1408 128.0 (119.0-140.0) 135.0 (124.0-146.5) 137.0 (125.5-148.7) 135.0 (123.8-146.0)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), n = 1408 83.0 (76.5-90.5) 82.0 (76.0-89.0) 79.5 (73.0-86.5) 81.5 (75.0-88.6)

Data presented as median. LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; BMI: Body mass index; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.