Research Article

Screening for Prediabetes Using Machine Learning Models

Table 1

The weighted characteristics of the data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010.

Normal
( = 3,681)
Prediabetes
( = 1,004)

Age (years)41.9 ± 0.5
41.0–42.8
52.5 ± 0.6
51.3–53.7
<0.001
Gender (% men)46.9 (0.9)
45.2–48.7
58.8 (1.9)
55.0–62.5
<0.001
Family history of diabetes (%)18.3 (0.9)
16.6–20.2
22.9 (1.7)
19.8–26.4
0.007
Current smoker (%)27.5 (1.0)
25.5–29.6
26.9 (1.9)
23.4–30.8
0.799
Alcohol intake (drinks/day)0.8 ± 0.0
0.7–0.9
1.0 ± 0.1
0.9–1.2
<0.001
Physically active (%)50.6 ± 1.1
48.4–52.9
52.1 ± 2.1
48.0–56.3
0.535
BMI (kg/m2)23.2 ± 0.1
23.1–23.3
25.1 ± 0.1
24.8–25.3
<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)79.1 ± 0.2
78.7–79.6
85.8 ± 0.4
85.1–86.6
<0.001
FPG (mg/dL)89.0 ± 0.1
88.7–89.3
107.4 ± 0.3
106.9–108.0
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)116.8 ± 0.4
116.0–117.5
127.7 ± 0.7
126.4–129.1
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)76.4 ± 0.3
75.8–77.0
81.5 ± 0.5
80.6–82.4
<0.001
Hypertension (%)16.4 (0.8)
14.9–18.0
41.1 (2.2)
36.8–45.5
<0.001

BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose.
Table values are given as mean ± standard error or % (standard error) [95% confidence interval] unless otherwise indicated. were obtained by -test or chi-square test.
Impaired fasting glucose was considered with values ≥ 100 mg/dL and <126 mg/dL.