Research Article

The Imbalance of B-Lymphocyte Subsets in Subjects with Different Glucose Tolerance: Relationship with Metabolic Parameter and Disease Status

Table 1

Anthropometric and metabolic data of subjects according to glucose tolerance.

NGT ()IGR ()T2D ()

Male (%)40.2 (68/169)38.4 (28/73)46.7 (28/60)
Age (y)46.38 ± 11.0749.86 ± 11.0747.75 ± 13.52
BMI (kg/m2)23.79 ± 3.3124.26 ± 2.9224.33 ± 3.36
WC (cm)82.23 ± 10.5284.93 ± 9.0185.48 ± 8.18
WHR0.85 ± 0.060.87 ± 0.060.88 ± 0.05
SBP (mmHg)116.09 ± 15.07122.59 ± 16.90128.50 ± 16.30
DBP (mmHg)75.68 ± 11.1278.80 ± 11.9384.15 ± 9.37
TG (mmol/L)§1.16 (0.78–1.78)1.49 (1.08–2.06)2.03 (0.89–2.97)
TC (mmol/L)5.09 ± 0.965.03 ± 0.955.12 ± 1.16
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.85 ± 0.863.12 ± 0.803.06 ± 0.82
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.36 (1.11–1.59)1.26 (1.09–1.46)1.09 (0.80–1.31)
HbA1c (%)NANA6.70 (5.60–8.50)
HbA1c (mmol/L)NANA50 (38–69)
FPG (mmol/L)5.20 (4.80–5.50)5.70 (5.20–6.20)7.19 (5.71–8.79)†††
FCP (mmol/L)0.45 (0.34–0.63)0.55 (0.45–0.73)0.64 (0.37–0.79)

Data are % (), mean ± SD, and median (25th–75th percentile). §Compared after Log transformation. Compared by the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test; IGR: impaired glucose regulation subjects; N/A: not appropriate; NGT: normal glucose tolerance subjects; T2D: type 2 diabetic subjects; BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FCP: fasting C-peptide; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; SBP: systolic blood pressure; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; compared with that in the NGT, compared with that in the NGT, compared with that in the NGT, compared with that in the IGR, and ††† compared with that in the IGR.