Table 1

Characteristics of study participants by sex

Men (N=962)Women (N=1536)
CharacteristicsHyperglycaemiaNormalp ValueHyperglycaemiaNormalp Value
Number of participants3406224321104
Age, mean (SD)55.25 (8.99)52.04 (9.56)<0.00155.92 (8.77)51.02 (9.54)<0.001
BMI, mean (SD)25.80 (4.71)24.86 (3.49)0.00125.38 (3.34)24.16 (3.20)<0.001
WC, mean (SD)87.08 (8.52)84.91 (8.57)<0.00183.24 (8.59)79.28 (8.59)<0.001
SBP, mean (SD)135.8 (16.4)130.7 (16.8)<0.001136.3 (18.0)125.5 (15.7)<0.001
DBP, mean (SD)88.8 (9.6)87.0 (9.6)0.00685.1 (8.8)82.3 (8.3)<0.001
Cigarette smoking, n (%)176 (51.76)396 (63.67)<0.0013 (0.69)7 (0.63)0.895
Alcohol consumption, n (%)143 (42.06)278 (44.69)0.43110 (2.31)34 (3.08)0.419
TC, mmol/L5.12 (4.68–5.70)5.00 (4.43–5.55)<0.0015.43 (4.78–6.02)5.02 (4.47–5.66)<0.001
TG, mmol/L1.35 (0.93–2.04)1.19 (0.81–1.74)<0.0011.23 (0.91–1.78)0.96 (0.70–1.40)<0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L3.00 (2.55–3.44)2.87 (2.42–3.31)0.0073.18 (2.74–3.67)2.89 (2.45–3.38)<0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L1.32 (1.11–1.58)1.35 (1.15–1.58)0.1591.46 (1.25–1.73)1.57 (1.33–1.81)<0.001
Corin, pg/mL2306.9 (1896.5–2799.2)2076.5 (1738.1–2552.6)<0.0011563.9 (1345.2–1826.1)1489.2 (1257.5–1730.5)<0.001
  • Data were presented as median (IQR) unless otherwise noted.

  • BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.