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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 484 cases with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus and their matched referents

From: Elevated levels of PAI-1 precede the occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Cases

n = 484

Referents

n = 484

p-value

Age, years

48.8 ± 7.3

48.8 ± 7.3

matched

Sex, female n (%)

232 (47.9)

232 (47.9)

matched

Time to T2DM (years)

7.6 ± 3.1

n.a.

 

BMI, kg/m2

29.0 ± 4.5

25.3 ± 3.4

< 0.001

Family history of T2DM, n (%)

167 (34.5)

79 (16.3)

< 0.001

Smoking, n (%)

  

0.012

 

Never

172 (35.5)

210 (43.4)

 
 

Ever

312 (64.5)

274 (56.6)

 

Physical activity, n (%)

  

0.33

 

Active

208 (43.0)

223 (46.1)

 
 

Inactive

276 (57.0)

261 (53.9)

 

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

137 ± 17.3

127 ± 16.5

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

259 (53.5)

129 (26.7)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.9 ± 1.2

5.8 ± 1.1

0.39

PAI-1, ng/mL

66.2 (30.5)

45.7 (24.4)

< 0.001

FPG, mmol/L

5.8 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 0.6

< 0.001

2-hPG, mmol/L

7.9 ± 1.9

6.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

  1. Values are mean ± SD or numbers and proportions
  2. T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus
  3. PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
  4. FPG: fasting plasma glucose
  5. 2-hPG: 2-hour plasma glucose