All-Cause Mortality Risk in Australian Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of women at baseline stratified by glycaemic status (NFG = normal fasting glucose, IFG = impaired fasting glucose, and diabetes). Data are shown as median (interquartile range) or n (%).

	NFG ()	IFG ()	Diabetes ()	value
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	5.0 (4.8, 5.2)	5.7 (5.6, 5.9)	8.1 (6.6, 11.1)	<0.001
Age (years)	42.1 (31.1, 42.1)	56.8 (44, 64.4)	65.2 (59.8, 75.3)	<0.001
Weight (kg)	63.8 (57.3, 72.8)	69.5 (61.1, 80.8)	71.5 (60.8, 83.2)	<0.001
Height (cm)	161.8 (157.9, 166.1)	160.5 (156.5, 165.3)	157.0 (153.0, 161.8)	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.5 (22, 27.7)	26.9 (23.9, 31.4)	30.0 (25.6, 33.3)	<0.001
BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m^2)	104 (14.9)	124 (31.4)	38 (49.4)	<0.001
Body fat %	36.2 (30.6, 42.4)	41.0 (36.0, 45.7)	41.3 (37.1, 45.9)	<0.001
Body fat % > 30%	534 (76.7)	363 (91.9)	66 (85.7)	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	79.0 (72.5, 87.4)	87.0 (78.6, 96.5)	96.4 (87.1, 104.6)	<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)	101.2 (96.2, 108.3)	106.3 (99.3, 106.3)	108.7 (98.9, 119.8)	<0.001
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.78 (0.74, 0.83)	0.82 (0.77, 0.86)	0.88 (0.84, 0.91)	<0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	0.49 (0.44, 0.55)	0.54 (0.49, 0.6)	0.62 (0.56, 0.67)	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	114 (104, 128)	128 (115, 140)	141 (126.3, 163.5)	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	74 (66, 82)	79 (71, 86)	78.5 (73, 92.8)	<0.001
Hypertension (%)^¥	184 (26.4)	181 (45.8)	62 (81.6)	<0.001
Body fat mass (kg)	23.0 (17.5, 30.3)	28.0 (22.1, 36.2)	29.5 (21, 37.1)	<0.001
Lean mass (kg)	38.4 (35.9, 41.3)	38.6 (35.4, 42.2)	38.7 (36.1, 41.9)	0.7
Serum triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.94 (0.69, 1.36)	1.26 (0.89, 1.71)	2.01 (1.38, 2.42)	<0.001
Serum HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.23 (1.02, 1.49)	1.20 (0.95, 1.45)	0.98 (0.84, 1.26)	<0.001
Serum LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.71 (2.20, 3.36)	3.13 (2.55, 3.92)	2.96 (2.23, 3.44)	<0.001
Current smoker	120 (17.1)	56 (14.2)	13 (17.1)	0.4
High alcohol consumption	115 (16.5)	89 (22.5)	6 (7.9)	0.003
Physically inactive	146 (21)	127 (32.2)	47 (61.8)	<0.001
Metabolic syndrome^† (%)	150 (21.6)	154 (39.0)	52 (68.4)	<0.001
Mortality^#	87 (12.5)	89 (22.5)	41 (53.9)	<0.001
Person years of follow-up	42856.63	28333.58	6013.39	—

indicates missing data: fasting plasma glucose and blood pressure ; body fat and lean mass ; percentage body fat ; waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio ; serum triglycerides ; serum HDL cholesterol ; serum LDL cholesterol ; metabolic syndrome . ¥ indicates that hypertensive (y/n) was considered if the participant had a systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg and/or use of antihypertensive medication. † indicates metabolic syndrome excluding fasting plasma glucose. # indicates unadjusted mortality.