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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants without diabetes in the National Health Survey 1992

From: The ARIC predictive model reliably predicted risk of type II diabetes in Asian populations

Baseline Characteristics

National Health Survey 1992

Total number of participants without diabetes at baseline, N = 3,196

 

A.

Participants who did the survey and FPG during follow-up and have complete baseline information

n = 1,401

B.

Participants who did only the survey during follow-up

n = 942

C.

Participants who did not return for follow-up

n = 729*

Pvalue

    

A vs. B

A vs. C

(A+B) vs. C

Age, years

36.14 ± 10.84

36.59 ± 13.00

34.01 ± 12.32

0.36

< 0.001

< 0.001

Males, n (%)

669 (47.8)

450 (47.6)

333 (45.7)

0.93

0.36

0.34

Females, n (%)

732 (52.2)

496 (52.4)

396 (54.3)

0.93

0.36

0.34

Chinese, n (%)

924 (66.0)

592 (62.6)

517 (70.9)

0.09

0.02

0.002

Malay, n (%)

245 (17.5)

206 (21.8)

121 (16.6)

0.01

0.61

0.11

Asian Indian, n (%)

232 (16.5)

148 (15.6)

91 (12.5)

0.55

0.01

0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

22.80 ± 3.85

22.92 ± 4.11

22.41 ± 4.07

0.47

0.03

0.009

FPG (mmol/L)

5.35 ± 0.44

5.38 ± 0.49

5.27 ± 0.43

0.12

< 0.001

< 0.001

HDL (mmol/L)

1.26 ± 0.31

1.27 ± 0.31

1.31 ± 0.31

0.44

< 0.001

0.002

SBP (mmHg)

114.45 ± 14.58

117.15 ± 17.30

114.89 ± 16.13

< 0.001

0.52

0.34

Positive family history of T2DM, n (%)

497 (35.5)

237 (25.1)

175 (24.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. * Excluded deceased individuals and individuals who moved out of the country