Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults
Table 1
General characteristics of the participants.
Overall ()
Men ()
Women ()
†
Age (year)
55.1 ± 8.5
56.1 ± 8.5
54.3 ± 8.4
<0.001
WC (cm)
88.6 ± 10.1
90.6 ± 9.9
86.8 ± 9.9
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
25.3 ± 3.6
25.2 ± 3.6
25.5 ± 3.7
0.846
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
137.4 ± 20.4
140.3 ± 19.5
134.8 ± 20.7
<0.001
TG (mmol/L)
1.5 ± 1.2
1.6 ± 1.4
1.4 ± 1.1
<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.9 ± 0.9
2.9 ± 0.9
2.9 ± 0.8
0.800
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.4 ± 0.4
1.3 ± 0.4
1.4 ± 0.3
<0.001
TC (mmol/L)
4.9 ± 1.1
4.9 ± 1.2
4.9 ± 1.1
0.607
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)
6.4 ± 2.0
6.5 ± 1.9
6.4 ± 2.1
0.175
2-Hour plasma glucose (mmol/L)
9.7 ± 4.7
10.0 ± 4.8
9.4 ± 4.6
0.013
Current smoker, %
16.3
31.2
0.9
<0.001
Former smoker, %
15.7
29.4
3.4
<0.001
Current drinker, %
18.4
36.8
1.8
<0.001
Former drinker, %
21.0
29.3
13.6
<0.001
T2DM, %
26.0
28.2
24.1
0.035
MS, %
41.2
45.7
37.2
<0.001
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as percentage. † were analyzed between the variables of men and women. WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; : number of subjects.
