Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or diabetes mellitus (DM)

Age (years)

54.0 ± 9.2

55.3 ± 8.6

0.58^a

BMI(kg/m²)

23.4 ± 2.4

25.1 ± 2.4

0.015^a

Waist circumference (cm)

79.4 ± 6.5

85.1 ± 7.6

0.005^a

Waist-hip ratio

0.83 ± 0.05

0.88 ± 0.07

0.005^a

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

200.9 ± 39.3

209.7 ± 33.4

0.384^a

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)

48.8 ± 14.1

48.1 ± 8.4

0.809^a

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

121.7 ± 39.1

126.4 ± 33.3

0.638^a

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

132.0 (97.2-171.5)

227.5 (160.0-380.0)

0.001^b

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

104.0 (100.2-107.7)

134.5 (127.0-170.0)

<0.001^b

Fasting plasma insulin (uU/mL)

5.8 ± 2.7

9.4 ± 3.3

<0.001^a

HOMA-IR

1.39 (0.96-1.75)

3.01 (2.63-3.83)

<0.001^b

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)

98.1 ± 37.3

97.8 ± 32.8

0.97^a

HbA1C (%)

-

6.2 (5.7-7.1)

-

Treatment for diabetes (n)

SU

-

2

-

MTF

-

1

-

SU + MTF

-

1

-

SU + INS

-

1

-

Treatment for hypertension (n)

B- blocker

1

-

-

Diuretic

1

1

-

ACEi

1

1

-

B-blocker + diuretic

1

1

-

Treatment for dyslipidemia (n)

fibrate

-

1

-