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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of subjects by sex, 1994

From: Impact of longitudinal status change in metabolic syndrome defined by two different criteria on new onset of type 2 diabetes in a general Japanese population: the Tanno–Sobetsu Study

 

Men

Women

p

n

347

480

 

Mean age (years)

59.6 ± 9.0

58.3 ± 8.5

0.034

Family history of type 2 diabetes (%)

9.2

11.3

0.387

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.1

23.5 ± 2.8

0.784

Waist circumference (cm)

83.2 ± 9.2

75.2 ± 8.1

<0.0001

Abdominal obesity (Asian criteria) (%)

23.3

29.0

0.079

Abdominal obesity (Japanese criteria) (%)

42.1

5.6

<0.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

131.3 ± 17.3

134.1 ± 19.2

0.028

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.4 ± 9.1

77.7 ± 9.8

0.320

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

183.8 ± 29.7

199.6 ± 31.6

<0.0001

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

144.2 ± 106.7

117.7 ± 76.6

<0.0001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

53.2 ± 13.5

57.7 ± 13.5

<0.0001

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)

94.8 ± 10.4

93.0 ± 8.8

0.008

Smoking (%)

69.7

7.3

<0.0001

High blood pressure (%)

56.8

58.8

0.617

Impaired fasting glucose (%)

27.4

19.6

0.009

High triglycerides (≥150 mg/dl) (%)

30.3

17.1

<0.0001

Low HDL-C (INT) (<40 mg/dl for men and <50 mg/dl for women) (%)

15.3

27.1

<0.0001

Low HDL-C (JP) (<40 mg/dl for men and women) (%)

15.3

8.8

0.004

MetS-INT (%)

20.7

18.5

0.477

MetS-JP (%)

17.3

1.5

<0.0001

  1. Abdominal obesity by Asian criteria: 90 cm for men and 80 cm for women; Abdominal obesity by Japanese criteria: 85 cm for men and 90 cm for women; MetS-INT metabolic syndrome assessed by the interim criteria by 6 institutions, MetS-JP metabolic syndrome assessed by the Japanese criteria