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Table 1 Characteristics of the DETECT laboratory sample (N = 7,519)

From: oA novel nonparametric approach for estimating cut-offs in continuous risk indicators with application to diabetes epidemiology

 

Total sample

(N = 7,519)

Male sample

(N = 3,081)

Female sample

(N = 4,438)

patients with type 2 diabetes

(N = 1,308)

 

Mean (SD) or no.

%*

Mean (SD) or no.

%*

Mean (SD) or no.

%*

Mean (SD) or no.

%*

female

4,438

60.1

-

-

-

-

645

48.9

age

57.7 (14.4)

 

58.7 (13.5)

 

57.0 (14.9)

 

66.6 (10.0)

 

18-44

1,601

24.1

538

19.6

1,063

27.1

42

3.4

45-65

3,378

44.8

1,468

47.4

1,910

43.1

496

37.8

65+

2,540

31.1

1,075

33.0

1,465

29.8

770

58.8

WC

95.0 (14.9)

 

101.8 (12.6)

 

90.3 (14.5)

 

103.7 (13.5)

 

HC

105.1 (12.7)

 

105.9 (10.9)

 

104.4 (13.8)

 

110.9 (12.3)

 

BMI

27.2 (4.9)

 

27.7 (4.2)

 

26.7 (5.3)

 

29.7 (5.0)

 

WHR

0.91 (0.11)

 

0.96 (0.08)

 

0.87 (0.11)

 

0.94 (0.10)

 

WHtR

0.56 (0.09)

 

0.58 (0.07)

 

0.55 (0.09)

 

0.62 (0.08)

 

type 2 diabetes

1,308

14.2

663

18.1

645

11.5

-

-

hypertension †

3,078

35.5

1,379

39.5

1,699

32.8

978

71.4

dyslipidemia †

2,629

29.5

1,201

33.9

1,428

26.6

720

54.3

coronary artery disease †

1,039

12.1

620

18.1

419

8.1

384

29.4

smoking status

        

never

3,653

52.9

1,116

39.5

2,537

62.0

624

54.4

current

1,364

20.8

578

21.2

786

20.5

140

12.4

former

1,856

26.3

1,159

39.3

697

17.5

380

33.3

physical activity ‡,¶

4,708

68.0

2,071

72.0

2,637

65.3

738

65.1

  1. BMI = body mass index; HC = Hip circumference; WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist to hip ratio; WHtR = waist to height ratio
  2. Percentages are weighted to age and gender distribution of the DETECT main study (N = 55,518)
  3. † based on physicians diagnosis
  4. ‡ based on patients questionnaire (available on http://www.detect-studie.de)
  5. ¶physical activity = two or more hours per week