Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 16,863 Chinese adults according to HbA1c levels

n

13,417

3296

150

–

Age, year

40.8 ± 20.6

51.5 ± 12.3

55.9 ± 10.7

< 0.001

Women, %

43.4

34.8

30.7

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m²

23.4 ± 3.2

25.1 ± 3.3

26.7 ± 3.6

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

117.7 ± 15.3

125.5 ± 16.2

131.7 ± 16.1

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

74.0 ± 11.0

77.9 ± 11.0

81.2 ± 10.6

< 0.001

FBG, mmol/L

4.9 ± 0.4

5.3 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 0.6

< 0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.8 ± 0.9

5.2 ± 0.9

5.3 ± 1.1

< 0.001

TG, mmol/L

1.3 ± 1.0

1.7 ± 1.4

2.1 ± 1.5

< 0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.4 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

< 0.001

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.8 ± 0.7

3.1 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.9

< 0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m²

109.2 ± 14.3

100.4 ± 14.5

98.8 ± 14.3

< 0.001

hs-CRP, mg/L^a

0.9 ± 0.6

1.1 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.8

< 0.001

WBC, 10⁹/L

6.3 ± 1.5

6.6 ± 1.6

7.4 ± 2.0

< 0.001