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Table 2 Characteristics comparison of participants with valid data between male and female

From: Independent external validation and comparison of prevalent diabetes risk prediction models in a mixed-ancestry population of South Africa

 

Male (157)

Female (580)

p-value

Overall (737)

Prevalent undiagnosed DM (%)

22 (14.0)

108 (18.6)

0.220

130 (17.3)

Age (years)

53.5 (15.0)

52.1 (14.3)

0.311

52.2 (14.5)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.5 (5.8)

29.6 (7.0)

<0.001

29.4 (7.1)

Waist circumference (cm)

92.5 (15.2)

95.6 (14.7)

0.024

95.9 (14.9)

Hypertensive medication (%)

43 (27.4)

208 (35.9)

0.059

251 (34.1)

Smoking status (% smoking)

88 (56.1)

235 (40.5)

<0.001

323 (43.8)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124.3 (16.6)

121.6 (19.2)

0.077

122.0 (18.7)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.6 (11.1)

74.7 (12.1)

0.365

74.7 (11.9)

Height (m)

1.7 (0.1)

1.6 (0.1)

<0.001

1.6 (0.1)

Mother having diabetes (%)

17 (10.8)

92 (15.9)

0.147

109 (14.8)

Father having diabetes (%)

14 (8.9)

44 (7.6)

0.702

58 (7.9)

Sister having diabetes (%)

12 (7.6)

80 (13.8)

0.053

92 (12.5)

Brother having diabetes (%)

9 (5.7)

49 (8.5)

0.340

58 (7.9)

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.4 (1.4)

5.7 (2.0)

0.036

5.8 (1.9)

HDL (mmol/L)

1.2 (0.4)

1.3 (0.3)

0.136

1.3 (0.3)

Weight (kg)

72.3 (16.4)

73.9 (17.7)

0.290

74.1 (17.5)

Ever consumed alcohol (%)

116 (73.9)

240 (41.4)

<0.001

356 (48.3)

Current drinking (%)

80 (51.0)

127 (21.9)

<0.001

207 (28.1)

Using Corticosteroid use (%)

1 (0.6)

4 (0.7)

>0.99

5 (0.7)

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.4 (0.9)

1.4 (0.9)

0.836

1.4 (0.9)