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Table 1 Characteristics of participants with self-reported diabetes who consumed a test meal (n = 898)

From: Glucose and triglyceride excursions following a standardized meal in individuals with diabetes: ELSA-Brasil study

Characteristic

Median or N

Interquartile range or %

Age (years)

59.5

54.0-65.0

Race

  

  Black

220

25.1%

  Brown (“pardos”)

230

26.2%

  White

383

43.7%

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.9

26.1-32.4

Waist circumference (cm)

  

  Men

100.6

93.7-107.9

  Women

96.9

89.8-106.8

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

128.3

117.0-141.5

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.0

71.0-85.0

Raised blood pressure

699

78.2%

Duration of diabetes (years)

6

3.0-12.0

Self-referred insulin treatment

131

15.6%

Self-referred oral hypoglycemic treatment alone

619

76.6%

Self-referred statin treatment

285

31.7%

Self-referred use of other lipid-lowering drugs

33

3.7%

Glycated hemoglobin (%)

6.6

5.8-7.9

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

150.0

123.0-198.0

2 h post-load glucose (mg/dL)

200.0

146.0-274.0

Glucose excursion (mg/dL)

44.0

15.0-76.0

Fasting triglycerides (mg/dL)

140.0

103.0-199.0

2 h post-load triglycerides (mg/dL)

172.0

128.0-237.0

Triglyceride excursion (mg/dL)

26.0

11.0-45.0

Fasting insulin (μU/mL)

8.8

5.1-13.9

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

199.0

173.0-231.0

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

49.0

42.0-59.0

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

116.0

94.0-142.0

Postural hypotension

23

2.6%

Self-reported

  

  Stroke

22

2.5%

  Heart failure

43

4.8%

  Angina

66

7.4%

  Myocardial infarction

51

5.7%

  Coronary disease

108

12.0%

  Any cardiovascular complication

148

16.5%

  1. ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010.
  2. Small variations in the total number of individuals are due to missing data.
  3. 2 h post-load level minus fasting level.
  4. Only among those not on insulin use (n = 683).