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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of all subjects at baseline, also stratified by glucose tolerance status at baseline

From: Metabolic predictors of impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes in a predisposed population – A prospective cohort study

 

All

NGT

IGT

P-value (NGT-IGT)

N

138

117

21

 

Age (years)

40.5 ± 6.5

40.2 ± 6.7

42.5 ± 5.0

n.s.

Sex (% male)

60 (43 %)

51 (44 %)

9 (43 %)

n.s.

Weight (kg)

77.1 ± 13.0

76.8 ± 12.8

79.5 ± 14.4

n.s.

BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 3.4

25.0 ± 3.3

26.7 ± 3.7

0.049

Waist (cm)

88.9 ± 10.4

88.3 ± 10.1

92.6 ± 11.4

n.s.

Waist/hip circumference ratio

0.87 ± 0.1

0.86 ± 0.1

0.89 ± 0.1

n.s.

Fat percent (%)

25.8 ± 7.8

25.2 ± 8.0

28.8 ± 6.0

0.058

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

118 ± 11

118 ± 10

122 ± 14

0.098

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75 ± 9

75 ± 9

79 ± 10

0.081

Currently smoking

13 (10 %)

13 (12 %)

0 (0 %)

n.s.

High physical activity

46 (35 %)

43 (38 %)

3 (17 %)

0.074

High heredity for T2D

78 (59 %)

68 (61 %)

10 (48 %)

0.092

  1. NGT = normal glucose tolerance. IGT = impaired glucose tolerance. Data are means ± standard deviation. P-values below 0.1 are given numerically, otherwise stated as not significant (n.s.)