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Table 1 Sex-specific characteristics (n = 1907)

From: An association between visceral or subcutaneous fat accumulation and diabetes mellitus among Japanese subjects

 

Men (n = 1050)

 

Women (n = 857)

 

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Non-DM

(n = 868)

DM

(n = 182)

Non-DM

(n = 802)

DM

(n = 55 )

Age (years)

59.9 (12.3)

65.7 (8.9)

< 0.01

60.2 (12.9)

66.5 (9.4)

< 0.01

Anthropometric measurements

   

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.3 (3.1)

25.2 (3.6)

< 0.01

21.8 (3.4)

24.5 (3.8)

< 0.01

 Waist circumference (cm)

86.7 (8.4)

89.5 (9.6)

< 0.01

81.0 (9.7)

88.0 (10.0)

< 0.01

 Visceral fat area (cm2)

94.5 (46.5)

112.1 (50.1)

< 0.01

60.6 (37.7)

97.8 (47.6)

< 0.01

 Subcutaneous fat are (cm2)

122.1 (56.5)

126.0 (59.0)

0.40

143.9 (78.1)

185.9 (81.3)

< 0.01

Healthy lifestyle characteristics

    

 Alcohol consumption (non-daily drinker)

669 (77.1)

136 (74.7)

0.50

722 (90.0)

54 (98.2)

0.04

 Smoking behavior (non-smoker)

410 (82.8)

99 (80.5)

0.54

468 (90.7)

36 (97.3)

0.17

 Exercise frequency

(≥ 2 times per week)

148 (30.6)

33 (28.0)

0.58

133 (28.1)

11 (31.4)

0.67

 Body mass index 18.5–24.9 kg/m2

524 (60.4)

88 (48.4)

< 0.01

560 (69.9)

30 (54.5)

0.02

 Adequate sleep duration (yes)

382 (76.9)

118 (83.1)

0.14

386 (77.8)

27 (77.1)

0.93

 Breakfast (every morning)

403 (80.1)

104 (83.9)

0.34

404 (77.8)

33 (86.8)

0.19

 Snack between meals (no)

341 (77.7)

81 (73.6)

0.37

331 (75.6)

24 (68.6)

0.36

 Proportion of participants with 6 or 7 total number of healthy lifestyle items

116 (28.3)

29 (28.7)

0.93

149 (39.7)

12 (1.4)

0.86

Hypertension (yes)

234 (27.0)

77 (42.3)

< 0.01

147 (18.3)

20 (36.4)

< 0.01

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122.3 (14.0)

126.5 (15.1)

< 0.01

117.0 (15.6)

126.2 (13.0)

< 0.01

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.8 (10.5)

74.1 (11.4)

0.38

70.5 (10.6)

74.4 (9.5)

< 0.01

 Heart rate (beats per min)

68.1 (10.1)

69.8 (11.0)

0.04

72.2 (10.8)

74.0 (13.0)

0.25

Diabetes-related items

    

 Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)

98.9 (8.8)

135.3 (23.3)

< 0.01

93.9 (8.9)

130.1 (27.1)

< 0.01

 Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.7 (0.3)

7.0 (0.8)

< 0.01

5.7 (0.3)

6.8 (0.8)

< 0.01

 Immuno-reactive insulin

8.4 (5.5)

10.0 (5.7)

< 0.01

7.2 (5.3)

11.3 (6.9)

< 0.01

 C-peptide

1.9 (0.9)

2.1 (0.6)

0.21

1.5 (0.6)

2.3 (0.7)

< 0.01

 Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance

2.1 (1.5)

3.4 (2.1)

< 0.01

1.7 (1.3)

3.5 (2.1)

< 0.01

Dyslipidemia (yes)

369 (42.5)

90 (49.5)

0.09

279 (348)

25 (5.5)

0.11

 Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

201.2 (32.4)

190.4 (36.1)

< 0.01

215.3 (33.4)

202.5 (37.8)

< 0.01

 High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

56.2 (14.6)

52.2 (12.0)

< 0.01

68.5 (15.4)

59.2 (14.6)

< 0.01

 Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

114.4 (28.5)

106.4 (29.4)

< 0.01

118.8 (28.8)

112.3 (27.3)

0.11

 Triglycerides (mg/dl)

124.1 (82.8)

140.8 (91.3)

0.02

90.0 (49.3)

121.4 (87.0)

< 0.01

Hyperuricemia (yes)

224 (25.8)

42 (23.2)

0.46

17 (2.1)

7 (12.7)

< 0.01

 Uric acid (mg/dl)

6.1 (1.2)

5.9 (1.2)

0.01

4.7 (1.1)

5.4 (1.3)

< 0.01

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

0.12 (0.28)

0.14 (0.26)

0.21

0.10 (0.39)

0.21 (0.50)

0.06

Organ damage/cardiovascular disease

   

 Heart

29 (3.3)

14 (7.7)

< 0.01

17 (2.1)

3 (5.5)

0.11

 Brain

17 (2.0)

1 (0.5)

0.34

16 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0.62