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Table 1 Mean differences for baseline characteristics between study respondents and non-respondents in the Tehran lipid and glucose study

From: Adolescent metabolic syndrome and its components associations with incidence of type 2 diabetes in early adulthood: Tehran lipid and glucose study

 

Respondents

Non-respondents

Mean difference

P-value

Age (years)

14.5 ± 2.8

14.7 ± 2.8

0.16

0.125

Body mass index (kg /m2)

20.5 ± 4.2

20.8 ± 4.7

0.29

0.088

WC (cm)

70.3 ± 10.8

71.5 ± 11.8

1.17

0.007

SBP (mmHg)

105.3 ± 11.8

105.5 ± 11.9

0.49

0.261

DBP (mmHg)

70.8 ± 9.4

71.1 ± 9.0

0.28

0.426

HDL-C (mg/dl)

42.9 ± 10.1

42.6 ± 10.4

− 0.24

0.540

TGs (mg⁄dl)

96 (71–132)

92 (69–128)

− 0.55

0.806

FPG (mg⁄dl)

88.0 ± 7.8

87.6 ± 8.0

− 0.47

0.116

Female (%)

54.3

50.2

 

0.025

  1. Respondents were defined as those with full data and have at least one follow-up and non-respondents were defined as those with missing data and those who did not have any follow-up
  2. Data are given as the mean ± SD or median (IQ 25–75) unless otherwise indicated