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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at baseline

From: The product of fasting plasma glucose and triglycerides improves risk prediction of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Koreans

Variables

Men

Women

P-value

(n = 3636)

(n = 4072)

Age, years

51.4 ± 8.6

52.0 ± 8.9

0.0011

Current Smoker, n(%)

1753 (48.2)

142 (3.5)

<.0001

Current Drinker, n(%)

2580 (71.0)

1085 (26.7)

<.0001

Hypertension, n(%)

1074 (29.5)

1101 (27.0)

0.0149

Family history of diabetes, n(%)

333 (9.2)

449 (11.0)

0.0067

Regular exercise, n(%)

1712 (47.1)

1654 (40.6)

<.0001

BMI, kg/m2

24.1 ± 2.9

24.7 ± 3.2

<.0001

WC, cm

83.3 ± 7.6

81.2 ± 9.5

<.0001

TG, mg/dl

170.8 ± 111.6

140.9 ± 75.6

<.0001

TyG index

8.7 ± 0.5

8.5 ± 0.5

<.0001

LAP

38.1 ± 34.0

39.0 ± 30.6

0.1925

SBP, mmHg

121.2 ± 16.6

119.9 ± 19.1

0.0029

DBP, mmHg

81.6 ± 10.8

78.5 ± 11.6

<.0001

FPG, mg/dl

84.5 ± 9.0

81.1 ± 7.7

<.0001

2hPG, mg/dl

110.5 ± 32.0

117.2 ± 28.3

<.0001

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

190.3 ± 34.6

188.9 ± 33.9

0.0670

HDL-C, mg/dl

43.8 ± 10.0

46.0 ± 10.0

<.0001

LDL-C, mg/dl

112.4 ± 34.2

114.7 ± 30.7

0.0017

HbA1c, mg/dl

5.6 ± 0.3

5.5 ± 0.4

0.1636

  1. P values are from t-tests or chi-square tests for analysis of variance for continuous variables and categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, TG triglycerides; TyG index, the product of fasting glucose and triglycerides; LAP lipid accumulation product, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA 1c glycated hemoglobin