Table 1 Selected characteristics for the subcohort, by incident diabetes status, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam 1994–1998 to 2005
Incident diabetes mellitus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 2099) | Yes (N = 66) | ||||
Mean or % | SD | Mean or % | SD | p | |
Age (years) | 49.5 | 8.8 | 55.9 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.0 | 12.4 | 98.6 | 11.2 | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 173.3 | 37.4 | 183.3 | 36.3 | 0.028 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 110.5 | 74.9 | 179.8 | 154.4 | <0.001 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 48.1 | 13.0 | 40.3 | 10.6 | <0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 128.6 | 17.4 | 143.8 | 21.2 | <0.001 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 86.9 | 15.0 | 103.4 | 21.5 | <0.001 |
C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 7.3 | <0.001 |
Physical activity (h/w) | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.307 |
%, Female | 62.4 | -- | 50.0 | -- | 0.053 |
%, Heavy occupational activity | 6.1 | -- | 0.0 | -- | 0.031 |
%, Never smokers | 47.7 | -- | 39.4 | -- | 0.211 |
%, Alcohol use >40 g/d | 8.3 | -- | 10.6 | -- | 0.497 |
Number of NCEP components | <0.001 | ||||
0 | 19.6 | -- | 0.0 | -- | |
1–2 | 59.6 | -- | 24.2 | -- | |
≥ 3 | 20.8 | -- | 75.8 | -- | |
%, Metabolic syndrome (NCEP) | 20.8 | -- | 75.8 | -- | <0.001 |
%, Metabolic syndrome (IDF) | 26.8 | -- | 74.2 | -- | <0.001 |