Table 1.
Clinical characteristics in people with normoglycaemia and prediabetes at baseline.
| Normoglycaemia | Prediabetes | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 1,474,413 | 528,948 |
| Age, years | 55·0 (44·0, 65·0) | 61·0 (52·0, 71·0) |
| Men, n (%) | 603,274 (40·9) | 271,198 (51·3) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5·1 (4·5, 5·8) | 5·2 (4·5, 5·9) |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 3·0 (2·5, 3·6) | 3·1 (2·5, 3·7) |
| Triglyceride/HDL-C | 0·8 (0·5, 1·3) | 1·0 (0·6, 1·6) |
| Haemoglobin, g/dL | 13·5 (12·4, 14·5) | 13·7 (12·6, 14·7) |
| Albumin, g/L | 42·3 (40·0, 45·0) | 42·0 (39·0, 44·6) |
| History of CVD, n (%)a | 85,328 (5·8) | 54,660 (10·3) |
| History of CKD, n (%)a | 151,076 (10·2) | 84,606 (16·0) |
| History of CHF, n (%)a | 15,881 (1·1) | 11,367 (2·1) |
| History of cancer, n (%)a | 40,069 (2·7) | 20,031 (3·8) |
| Use of blood pressure medications, n (%) | 3,807 (0·3) | 2,696 (0·5) |
| Use of lipid-regulating drugs, n (%) | 113,582 (7·7) | 73,769 (13·9) |
a
History of a disease refers to a person met criteria for these morbidities from 1st January 2000 until baseline. CHF: Congestive heart failure; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.