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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants without prevalent diabetes by ABI categories

From: Ankle-brachial index and incident diabetes mellitus: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

Characteristics

ABI ≤ 0.90

0.91–1.00

1.01–1.10

1.11–1.20

1.21–1.30

1.31–1.40

ABI > 1.40

N (%)

455 (3.7)

1529 (12.5)

2894 (23.6)

3633 (29.7)

2509 (20.5)

924 (7.5)

303 (2.5)

Age, mean (SD), yearsa

54.9 (5.9)

53.7 (5.8)

53.4 (5.6)

53.9 (5.8)

53.9 (5.6)

54.6 (5.7)

55.1 (5.7)

Female, no. (%)a

321 (70.6)

1116 (73.0)

1867 (64.5)

1903 (52.4)

1104 (44.0)

373 (40.4)

125 (41.3)

Black, no. (%)a

121 (26.6)

357 (23.4)

700 (24.2)

867 (23.9)

542 (21.6)

177 (19.2)

47 (15.5)

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2a

27.7 (6.0)

27.7 (5.8)

27.1 (5.2)

27.0 (4.7)

27.0 (4.6)

27.4 (4.8)

28.3 (5.5)

Height, mean (SD), cma

165.2 (8.9)

165.5 (8.5)

167.0 (9.0)

169.2 (9.3)

170.5 (9.3)

171.4 (9.5)

170.3 (9.5)

Current drinker, no. (%)a

244 (53.6)

874 (57.2)

1698 (58.7)

2189 (60.3)

1525 (60.8)

550 (59.5)

163 (53.8)

Current smoker, no. (%)a

167 (36.7)

440 (28.8)

798 (27.6)

855 (23.5)

602 (24.0)

195 (21.1)

63 (20.8)

Arm SBP, mean (SD), mmHga

123.0 (19.7)

121.0 (19.2)

120.3 (18.8)

119.7 (17.5)

118.2 (16.6)

118.0 (15.8)

117.6 (15.3)

Heart rate. mean (SD), /mina

68.5 (11.4)

67.7 (10.5)

66.9 (9.7)

65.8 (9.6)

64.5 (9.6)

64.3 (9.4)

64.2 (9.8)

Hypertension medication, no. (%)a

169 (37.1)

449 (29.4)

810 (28.0)

932 (25.7)

587 (23.4)

221 (23.9)

95 (31.4)

Prevalent CHD, no. (%)a

30 (6.6)

68 (4.5)

103 (3.6)

137 (3.8)

103 (4.1)

38 (4.1)

20 (6.6)

History of stroke or TIA, no. (%)a

33 (7.3)

68 (4.5)

123 (4.3)

151 (4.2)

99 (4.0)

26 (2.8)

15 (5.0)

Total cholesterol, mean (SD), mmol/la

5.8 (1.1)

5.6 (1.0)

5.6 (1.1)

5.5 (1.1)

5.5 (1.0)

5.5 (1.0)

5.5 (1.1)

HDL, mean (SD), mmol/la

1.4 (0.5)

1.4 (0.5)

1.4 (0.5)

1.4 (0.4)

1.3 (0.4)

1.3 (0.4)

1.3 (0.4)

Triglyceride, median (IQR), mmol/la

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.2 (0.8–1.6)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

Statin use, no. (%)

5 (1.1)

13 (0.9)

16 (0.6)

12 (0.3)

9 (0.4)

5 (0.5)

2 (0.7)

Fasting glucose, mean (SD), mmol/l

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

5.5 (0.5)

Fasting insulin, median (25, 75%), pmol/la

71.8 (43.1–107.6)

64.6 (43.1–100.5)

64.6 (43.1–93.3)

64.6 (43.1–93.3)

64.6 (43.1–93.3)

64.6 (43.1–93.3)

71.8 (43.1–107.6)

HOMA-IR, median (25, 75%)a

2.8 (1.8–4.3)

2.6 (1.7–4.0)

2.5 (1.6–4.0)

2.5 (1.6–3.9)

2.5 (1.7–3.8)

2.6 (1.7–4.0)

2.8 (1.7–4.6)

Parental history of diabetes, no. (%)

104 (22.9)

363 (23.7)

633 (21.9)

809 (22.3)

580 (23.1)

190 (20.6)

76 (25.1)

White blood cell count, median (25, 75%), 103a

6.3 (5.1–7.5)

5.9 (4.9–7.2)

5.8 (4.8–7.0)

5.6 (4.7–6.9)

5.6 (4.7–6.9)

5.7 (4.7–6.8)

5.6 (4.7–6.9)

Fibrinogen, median (25, 75%), mg/dla

314 (277–362)

295 (261–342)

295 (260–336)

288 (255–327)

285 (255–324)

286 (254–323)

294 (261–333)

Physical activity index, mean (SD)a

6.7 (1.5)

6.9 (1.5)

7.0 (1.4)

7.1 (1.4)

7.2 (1.4)

7.2 (1.4)

7.2 (1.5)

  1. ABI ankle-brachial index, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TIA transient ischemic attack, CHD coronary heart disease, HDL high density cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
  2. aIndicates statistically significant difference among ABI groups