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Table 1 Characteristics of Chinese adults by glycemic status

From: Awareness, treatment and control of cardiometabolic disorders in Chinese adults with diabetes: a national representative population study

 

Glycemic status

Normal glucose regulation

Prediabetes

Newly-diagnosed diabetes

Previously-diagnosed diabetes

Age, year

37.3 (37.1, 37.5)

44.9 (44.7, 45.2)

50.6 (50.1, 51.1)

54.9 (54.3, 55.5)

Sex

Men

47.4 (46.7, 48.2)

52.7 (52.1, 53.3)

53.3 (51.9, 54.7)

52.5 (50.6, 54.4)

Women

52.6 (51.9, 53.3)

47.3 (46.7, 47.9)

46.7 (45.3, 48.1)

47.5 (45.6, 49.4)

Location

Urban

30.1 (29.7, 30.6)

30.2 (29.8, 30.5)

33.8 (32.7, 35.0)

49.9 (48.0, 51.8)

Rural

69.9 (69.4, 70.4)

69.8 (69.5, 70.2)

66.2 (65.0, 67.4)

50.1 (48.2, 52.0)

Economic development

Underdeveloped

32.7 (32.1, 33.3)

35.8 (35.4, 36.2)

32.9 (31.5, 34.2)

19.9 (18.4, 21.6)

Intermediately developed

36.3 (35.7, 36.8)

31.7 (31.3, 32.1)

30.2 (29.0, 31.5)

30.9 (29.2, 32.6)

Developed

31.0 (30.5, 31.5)

32.5 (32.1, 32.9)

36.9 (35.7, 38.2)

49.2 (47.3, 51.1)

Parental diabetes

4.7 (4.4, 5.0)

5.1 (4.8, 5.3)

6.8 (6.2, 7.6)

21.4 (19.8, 23.1)

Junior high education or more

69.2 (68.6, 69.8)

58.3 (57.7, 58.8)

54.1 (52.7, 55.5)

58.1 (56.3, 60.0)

Current smoking

26.9 (26.3, 27.5)

29.7 (29.2, 30.3)

28.6 (27.4, 29.9)

24.0 (22.3, 25.7)

Current drinking

28.2 (27.6, 28.8)

31.0 (30.4, 31.5)

30.1 (28.9, 31.5)

24.2 (22.6, 26.0)

Physical activity, MET-h/wk

85.2 (83.7, 86.7)

92.3 (91.0, 93.6)

81.1 (78.2, 84.0)

61.0 (58.2, 63.8)

BMI, kg/m2

22.9 (22.9, 23.0)

24.0 (23.9, 24.0)

25.3 (25.2, 25.5)

25.5 (25.4, 25.7)

Waist circumference, cm

77.6 (77.5, 77.8)

81.0 (80.8, 81.1)

85.7 (85.3, 86.0)

86.5 (86.1, 87.0)

Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L

4.9 (4.9, 4.9)

5.6 (5.6, 5.6)

7.6 (7.5, 7.6)

8.7 (8.6, 8.9)

OGTT-2h plasma glucose, mmol/L

5.3 (5.2, 5.3)

6.2 (6.2, 6.3)

11.0 (10.9, 11.2)

9.7 (9.0, 10.4)

HbA1c, %

5.4 (5.4, 5.4)

5.8 (5.8, 5.8)

6.9 (6.8, 6.9)

7.8 (7.7, 7.8)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

125.6 (125.4, 125.9)

133.7 (133.4, 133.9)

143.4 (142.7, 144.1)

146.0 (145.1, 146.9)

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

78.2 (78.0, 78.3)

81.7 (81.5, 81.8)

86.0 (85.6, 86.3)

86.4 (86.0, 86.9)

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

146.8 (146.3, 147.3)

161.8 (161.3, 162.3)

176.7 (175.3, 178.1)

174.3 (172.5, 176.2)

Triglycerides, mg/dL

102.5 (101.2, 103.7)

124.4 (123.0, 125.8)

181.0 (176.0, 187.7)

179.9 (172.6, 187.1)

LDL-C, mg/dL

80.8 (80.5, 81.2)

91.9 (91.5, 92.2)

100.4 (99.5, 101.4)

99.8 (98.5, 101.0)

HDL-C, mg/dL

43.0 (42.8, 43.1)

42.9 (42.8, 43.1)

41.5 (41.2, 41.9)

40.0 (39.6, 40.5)

  1. Data are weighted means (95% CIs) for continuous variables, and weighted percentages (95% CIs) for categorical variables.
  2. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MET-h/wk, metabolic equivalent hours per week; BMI, body mass index; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.