Research Article

Prevalence of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Associated Factors in an Adult Chinese Population: Baseline of a Prediabetes Cohort Study

Table 3

Baseline biochemical and anthropometric measurements of study participants.

ParametersNewly diagnosed DM (n = 58)PDM (n = 166)Normal (n = 182) value

Fasting insulin ≥25 (uU/ml)1 (1.72)3 (1.81)1 (0.55)0.460
TG > 1.70 (mmol/L)33 (56.9)72 (43.4)42 (23.1)<0.001
TC > 5.70 (mmol/L)27 (46.6)58 (34.9)46 (25.3)0.007
HDL-C < 1.00 (mmol/L)1 (1.72)15 (9.04)4 (2.20)0.009
LDL-C > 3.10 (mmol/L)37 (63.8)115 (69.3)82 (45.1)<0.001
WBC > 10.0 (×109/L)4 (6.90)6 (3.61)2 (1.10)0.049
CR > 104 for male and >84 for female (umol/L)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)1 (0.55)1.000
BUN > 7.20 (mmol/L)6 (10.3)11 (6.63)9 (4.95)0.339
AFP > 13.4 (ng/ml)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)
CEA > 5.00 (ng/ml)1 (1.72)8 (4.82)7 (3.85)0.692
Systolic blood pressure (≥140 mmHg)39 (67.2)89 (54.3)58 (31.9)<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (≥90 mmHg)20 (34.5)45 (27.4)31 (17.0)0.009
Body mass index (≥24)40 (69.0)95 (57.6)69 (37.9)<0.001
Waist-hip ratio47 (81.0)133 (80.6)131 (72.0)0.117
Male >0.919 (67.9)43 (60.6)33 (55.0)0.510
Female >0.828 (93.3)90 (95.7)98 (80.3)0.002

Data are expressed as number (percentage). DM = diabetes mellitus, PDM = prediabetes mellitus, TG = triglycerides, TC = total cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC = white blood cell, CR = creatinine, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, CEA = carcino-embryonic antigen, and AFP = alpha fetal protein.