Research Article

A Comparison of hs-CRP Levels in New Diabetes Groups Diagnosed Based on FPG, 2-hPG, or HbA1c Criteria

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of TURDEP-II study population.

ParameterWomen ( = 13,676)Men ( = 7,809) value

Age (year)43 (15)44.7 (15.6)<0.000001
BMI (kg/m2)28.6 (5.7)27.2 (4.3)<0.000001
Waist (cm)91.3 (14.5)96.4 (12.8)<0.000001
Hip (cm)108.6 (13.2)105.1 (10.3)<0.000001
SBP (mmHg)118 (27)120 (22)0.000008
DBP (mmHg)74 (13)75 (12)<0.000001
HR (beat/min)79.5 (8.7)78.3 (9.2)<0.000001
hs-CRP (mg/L)
nmol/L]
1.85 (3.09) 
17.6 (29.4)
1.47 (2.33) 
14.0 (22.2)
<0.000001
FPG (mmol/L)5.5 (1.03)5.48 (1.18)0.000449
HbA1c (mmol/mol) %]38 (7) 
5.6 (0.6)]
37 (8) 
5.5 (0.7)]
0.003493
1-hPG (mmol/L)8.9 (2.5)8.76 (2.52)0.000013
2-hPG (mmol/L)7.2 (2.1)6.34 (2.04)<0.000001
Creatinine (μmol/L)64.0 (11.0)82.0 (14.4)<0.000001
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.4 (0.8)1.67 (1.15)<0.000001
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)1.3 (0.3)1.09 (0.27)<0.000001
Non-HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)3.5 (1.0)3.69 (1.01)<0.000001
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)56.4 (49.6)56.9 (60.5)0.570725
HOMA-IR1.9 (2.9)2.0 (3.1)0.258439
eGFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2) 
mL/s per 1.73 m2]
101.0 (17.4) 
0.14 (0.04)]
98.8 (16.9) 
0.13 (0.04)]
<0.000001

mean (SD); median (IQR); CKD-EPI equation.
1-hPG, oral glucose tolerance test 1st hour plasma glucose; 2-hPG, oral glucose tolerance test 2nd hour plasma glucose; BMI, body mass index; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment; HR, heart rate; hs-CRP, high sensitive C-reactive protein; IQR, interquartile range; SBP systolic blood pressure.