Gonadotropins and Their Association with the Risk of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Middle-Aged Postmenopausal Women

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of women lost to follow-up and participating in the follow-up.

	Women lost to follow-up ()	Women participating in follow-up ()
Age (years)^a			0.69
BMI^a			0.009
WC (cm)^a			0.20
Years after menopause^a			0.80
Glucose (mmol/L)^a			0.68
HOMA-IR^b			0.8
HOMA- (%)	32	35	0.65
Prevalence of IFG (%)	36	35	0.8
HDL (mmol/L)^b			0.07
TG (mmol/L)^b			0.40
CRP (mg/L)^b			0.06
FSH (mIU/mL)^b			0.20
LH (mIU/mL)^b			0.31
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b			0.40
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b			0.80

^aData expressed as means (SD); ^bData expressed as medians (25th and 75th percentiles).