Impaired Fasting Glucose in Nondiabetic Range: Is It a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clustering?

Table 2

Mean values for biochemical variables and blood pressure in subjects with normal and impaired fasting blood glucose.

	NFG (FBG <100 mg/dL); ()	IFG (FBG = 100–125 mg/dL); ()
FBG (mg/dL)	88 ± 6	106 ± 6	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	206 ± 40	211 ± 41	0.03
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	137 ± 111	167 ± 112	<0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	54 ± 15	50 ± 13	<0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	126 ± 35	128 ± 37	NS
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	153 ± 40	161 ± 41	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	122 ± 14	130 ± 15	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	76 ± 8	80 ± 8	<0.001
hsCRP (mg/L)	1.8 ± 1.9	2.2 ± 2.1	<0.01

Data expressed in mean ± SD.
NFG = normal fasting glucose; IFG = impaired fasting glucose; FBG = fasting blood glucose; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; hsCRP = high sensitive C-reactive protein; SD = standard deviation.