| |
With central obesity
|
Without central obesity
|
P
|
|---|
|
No. of patients
|
234
|
361
| |
|
Male gender, n (%)
|
105 (44.9%)
|
169 (46.8%)
|
0.755
|
|
Age (years)
|
50.0±9.4
|
46.9±8.0
|
<0.001
|
|
Smoking (packs/day)
|
6.4±11.8
|
3.6±8.5
|
<0.001
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
91.9±7.3
|
77.4±7.0
|
<0.001
|
|
Systolic BP (mmHg)
|
135±25
|
123±25
|
<0.001
|
|
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
|
79±14
|
75±14
|
<0.001
|
|
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
|
5.1±0.6
|
4.9±0.5
|
<0.001
|
|
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
|
1.5±0.8
|
1.3±0.8
|
<0.001
|
|
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
1.1±0.3
|
1.2±0.3
|
<0.001
|
|
HOMA-IR
|
2.1±1.3
|
1.3±0.9
|
<0.001
|
|
Incidence of diabetes (per 1000person-years)
|
55.7
|
30.0
|
0.009
|
- Abbreviations: BP= blood pressure, HDL= high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR= homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.
