Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants according to whether diabetes occurs at follow‐up. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Characteristic | Total (n = 7,319) | Diabetes (n = 764) | Non‐diabetes (n = 6,555) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 3427 (46.8) | 371 (48.6) | 3056 (46.6) | 0.309 |
| Age <45 years | 4043 (55.2) | 339 (44.4) | 3704 (56.5) | <0.01 |
| Urban | 2496 (34.1) | 225 (29.5) | 2271 (34.6) | 0.004 |
| Education years <9 years | 4164 (56.9) | 494 (64.7) | 3670 (56.0) | <0.01 |
| Sedentary behavior <6 h/day | 5922 (80.9) | 627 (82.1) | 5295 (80.8) | 0.391 |
| Sleep time 7–9 h/day | 5723 (78.2) | 565 (74.0) | 5158 (78.7) | 0.003 |
| Never smoking | 5240 (71.6) | 522 (68.3) | 4718 (72.0) | 0.034 |
| Never drinking | 5002 (68.3) | 508 (66.5) | 4494 (68.6) | 0.245 |
| 18.5 ≤BMI ≤23.9 kg/m2 | 4668 (63.8) | 428 (56.0) | 4240 (64.7) | <0.01 |
| Vegetable intake ≥300 g/day | 4949 (67.6) | 538 (70.4) | 4411 (67.3) | 0.080 |
| Fruit intake ≥200 g/day | 424 (5.8) | 27 (3.5) | 397 (6.1) | 0.005 |
| Edible oil intake ≤30 g/day | 2542 (34.7) | 226 (29.6) | 2316 (35.3) | 0.002 |
| Salt intake ≤6 g/day | 2110 (28.8) | 182 (23.8) | 1928 (29.4) | 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 4103 (56.1) | 464 (60.7) | 3639 (55.5) | 0.006 |
| Hypertension | 1756 (24) | 223 (29.2) | 1533 (23.4) | <0.01 |
| Family history of diabetes | 98 (1.8) | 11 (2.0) | 87 (1.8) | 0.754 |
The information on family history of diabetes was missing in 1925 participants. BMI, body mass index.