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Table 1 Characteristics of control and pre-diabetic participants

From: The dietary acid load is higher in subjects with prediabetes who are at greater risk of diabetes: a case–control study

Variables

Control

Pre-diabetic

P-value

(n = 150)

(n = 147)

Age (years)

 45<

57 (18.5)

55 (19.2)

0.9*

 45–55

69 (23.9)

68 (22.9)

 

 55>

24 (8.1)

24 (8.1)

 

Sex, n (%)

 Male

51 (17.2)

50 (16.8)

0.9*

 Female

99 (33.3)

97 (32.7)

 

Education (years)

6.9 ± 3.8

8.8 ± 4.8

< 0.001**

Weight (kg)

72.4 ± 11.4

77.7 ± 12.7

< 0.001*

BMI (kg/m2)

27.1 ± 3.6

29.3 ± 4.2

< 0.001*

WC (cm)

88.6 ± 9.9

94.1 ± 11.4

< 0.001*

PA level

 Low

37 (15.5)

89 (30)

< 0.001*

 Medium

91 (30.6)

42 (14.1)

 

 High

22 (7.4)

16 (5.4)

 

Energy intake (Kcal/day)

2278.4 ± 630.9

2499.2 ± 719.5

0.005

Fiber intake (g/day)

17.18 ± 5.16

13.62 ± 5.20

< 0.001**

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

118 + 10.9

122.6 + 12.9

0.002**

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.4 + 7.7

78.6 + 10.5

< 0.001**

FBG (mg/dl)

82.1 ± 7.1

109.1 ± 6.5

< 0.001**

2-h OGTT (mg/dl)

120.4 ± 9.5

143.3 ± 18.1

< 0.001**

NEAP (mEq/day)

33.3 ± 10.8

45.5 ± 14.05

< 0.001**

PRAL (mEq/day)

− 17.3 ± 17.7

− 1.2 ± 21.6

< 0.001**

  1. Data expressed as Mean ± standard deviation or number (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, PA physical activity, FBG fasting blood glucose, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, NEAP net endogenous acid production, PRAL potential renal acid load
  3. * P-value is for Chi square test
  4. ** P-value is for Mann–Whitney test
  5. Independent t test