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Table 1 Characteristics of the population according to the presence or absence of diabetes

From: High levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with a lower prevalence of diabetes with advancing age: Results of a cross-sectional epidemiological survey in Gran Canaria, Spain

 

Total (N = 1030)

Diabetes (N = 128)

No diabetes (N = 902)

p-value

Age (years)

48.0 ± 11.9

58.9 ± 10.4

46.5 ± 11.3

<0.001

Male / Female (%)

43.5 / 56.5

57.8 / 42.2

41.5 / 58.5

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

28.2 ± 5.0

31.0 ± 5.4

27.8 ± 4.8

<0.001

Waist (cm)

97 ± 14

107 ± 12

95 ± 13

<0.001

Abdominal obesity (%)

57.4

83.6

53.7

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119 ± 16

134 ± 16

117 ± 15

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73 ± 10

79 ± 10

72 ± 10

<0.001

Smoking (%)

24.2

11.7

25.9

<0.001

Current use of statins (%)

14.8

29.7

12.6

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

212 ± 38

217 ± 44

212 ± 37

0.170

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

131 (112–154)

134 (106–157)

131 (112–154)

0.833

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

103 (74–148)

132 (102–190)

100 (71–142)

<0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

54 ± 12

50 ± 13

55 ± 12

<0.001

Low HDL-cholesterol (%)

21.4

35.2

19.4

<0.001

Lp(a) (mg/dl)

13.8 (5.8–32)

13.1 (4.8–29.3)

13.8 (6.0–33.1)

0.354

Lp(a) >46 mg/dl (%)

13.7

9.4

14.3

0.129

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)

91 (82–101)

138 (116–177)

88 (82–97)

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.4 (5.1–5.7)

6.8 (6.0–8.2)

5.3 (5.1–5.6)

<0.001

HOMA-IR

1.6 (1.0–2.7)

4.0 (2.7–6.6)

1.5 (1.0–2.3)

<0.001

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.001

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) for variables with skewed distribution.