Table 2.
Demographics of study participants at baseline (N=171).
| Characteristics | All participants | Participants with DMa (n=99) | Participants with PreDMb (n=72) | ||||
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 52 (44-59) | 52 (44-59) | 52 (46-59) | ||||
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
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Male | 109 (63.7) | 66 (66.7) | 43 (59.7) | |||
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Female | 62 (36.3) | 33 (33.3) | 29 (40.3) | |||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
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Chinese | 123 (71.9) | 66 (66.7) | 57 (79.2) | |||
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Malay | 25 (14.6) | 18 (18.2) | 7 (9.7) | |||
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Indian | 18 (10.5) | 11 (11.1) | 7 (9.7) | |||
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Others | 5 (2.9) | 4 (4) | 1 (1.4) | |||
| Clinical variables, median (IQR) | |||||||
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Weight (kg) | 82.6 (74.2-90.3) | 82.6 (75.6-90.8) | 82.0 (73.0-89.4) | |||
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BMI (kg/m2) | 29.3 (27.1-32.4) | 29.8 (27.4-32.4) | 28.9 (26.9-32.4) | |||
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HbA1cc (%) | 6.5 (5.9-7.5) | 7.3 (6.6-8.0) | 5.9 (5.7-6.2) | |||
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Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 6.8 (5.9-7.9) | 7.8 (6.6-8.7) | 6.0 (5.7-6.6) | |||
| Comorbidity, n (%) | |||||||
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Hypertension | 119 (69.6) | 62 (62.6) | 57 (79.2) | |||
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Hyperlipidemia | 120 (70.2) | 62 (62.6) | 58 (80.6) | |||
| Years of diagnosis, mean (SD) | N/Ad | 5.2 (4.1) | 2.3 (2.5) | ||||
aDM: diabetes.
bPreDM: prediabetes.
cHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.
dN/A: not applicable.