Research Article

Reanalysis and External Validation of a Decision Tree Model for Detecting Unrecognized Diabetes in Rural Chinese Individuals

Table 2

Characteristics of population 2.

AllLow riskHigh risk

Number1209299910
Sex (M/F)415/794103/196312/598
Age (year)55.84 ± 6.9150.41 ± 8.5257.62 ± 5.18
Diabetes123 (10.17%)7 (2.34%)116 (12.75%)
Prediabetes262 (21.67%)32 (10.70%)230 (25.27%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)26.58 ± 3.6124.00 ± 3.3027.43 ± 3.30
Waist circumference (cm)92.60 ± 9.9286.16 ± 9.2594.71 ± 9.20
Systolic pressure132.88 ± 18.63125.68 ± 16.61135.25 ± 18.66
Diastolic pressure78.21 ± 10.9675.87 ± 10.8178.97 ± 10.90
% with a family history of diabetesa8.68%10.00%8.20%
% with history of hypertension36.5%20.10%41.90%
FPG (mmol/l)5.72 ± 0.985.42 ± 0.955.82 ± 0.97
2hPG (mmol/l)6.88 ± 2.805.85 ± 1.617.22 ± 3.02
HbA1c (%)5.89 ± 0.585.67 ± 0.345.96 ± 0.63
Fasting insulin (μU/ml)47.16 (29.92, 68.59)39.22 (26.63, 61.99)49.16 (32.73, 70.50)
HOMA-IR10.64 (6.68, 15.74)8.33 (5.64, 13.53)11.24 (7.43, 16.48)
HOMA-B30.99 (19.89, 46.04)30.99 (20.07, 50.12)31.01 (19.83, 45.09)
CHO (mmol/l)5.06 ± 0.964.83 ± 0.855.13 ± 0.98
TG (mmol/l)1.47 (0.99, 2.16)1.23 (0.88, 1.82)1.54 (1.05, 2.24)
HDL (mmol/l)1.36 ± 0.431.38 ± 0.351.35 ± 0.46
LDL (mmol/l)3.07 ± 0.802.89 ± 0.723.13 ± 0.81

Values are means (SD), median (range), or n (%). aEither a sibling or parent with diabetes; comparison between low-risk and high-risk groups by unpaired t-test or Chi-square test; versus normal ; versus normal .