Research Article

Does Body Mass Index and Height Influence the Incident Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Subjects?

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of T2D subjects according to different BMI categories.

Variables18.5–24.0 kg/m224.0–28.0 kg/m2≥28.0 kg/m2
TotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemales

Numbers (%)12,318 (54.04%)5913 (48.00%)6405 (52.00%)<0.0018790 (38.56%)4131 (46.91%)4659 (53.09%)<0.0011687 (7.40%)833 (49.38%)854 (50.62%)<0.001
Age (year)65.71 ± 12.8564.33 ± 11.9165.86 ± 13.09<0.00164.03 ± 12.3862.95 ± 12.4764.94 ± 1183<0.00160.79 ± 14.1058.42 ± 13.8961.27 ± 15.10<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)21.25 ± 3.1621.77 ± 2.9920.93 ± 3.05<0.00125.46 ± 1.1026.88 ± 2.3024.39 ± 1.76<0.00130.58 ± 8.3832.46 ± 6.5928.93 ± 8.16<0.001
Education level (%)<0.001<0.001<0.001
Illiteracy4495 (36.49%)1642 (36.53%)2853 (63.47%)1895 (21.59%)863 (45.56%)1032 (55.44%)308 (18.26%)132 (42.88%)176 (57.12%)
Below college6608 (53.65%)3475 (52.59%)3133 (47.41%)6227 (70.84%)2891 (46.42%)3336 (53.58%)1219 (72.56%)609 (49.95%)610 (50.05%)
Above college1245 (9.86%)796 (63.94%)449 (36.06%)668 (7.57%)449 (67.22%)219 (33.78%)160 (9.18%)92 (57.50%)68 (42.50%)
FBG (mmol/L)9.19 ± 2.199.31 ± 1.679.04 ± 2.250.8839.33 ± 2.999.42 ± 2.879.28 ± 3.310.5629.76 ± 3.109.91 ± 3.489.65 ± 2.900.681
OGTT (mmol/L)12.36 ± 3.9613.24 ± 4.2312.08 ± 3.770.32212.67 ± 4.2312.71 ± 3.9412.59 ± 4.740.67713.11 ± 4.0313.37 ± 3.5913.20 ± 2.990.203
TC (mmol/L)4.76 ± 1.224.62 ± 1.174.84 ± 1.520.7385.03 ± 1.594.95 ± 1.635.13 ± 1.440.4816.02 ± 2.105.89 ± 2.476.28 ± 2.190.889
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.41 ± 1.091.35 ± 1.171.46 ± 1.080.9231.77 ± 1.271.74 ± 1.521.83 ± 1.190.7171.15 ± 1.041.10 ± 1.021.22 ± 1.070.552
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.82 ± 1.012.74 ± 1.372.88 ± 1.020.1533.07 ± 1.562.95 ± 1.793.12 ± 1.560.2443.21 ± 1.793.14 ± 1.863.27 ± 1.750.396
TG (mmol/L)2.13 ± 1.892.12 ± 2.012.13 ± 1.87<0.0012.39 ± 1.772.35 ± 1.702.42 ± 1.29<0.0012.80 ± 2.412.76 ± 2.332.83 ± 1.92<0.001
HbA1c (%)8.66 ± 2.518.81 ± 2.698.58 ± 2.11<0.0018.71 ± 2.138.89 ± 2.568.45 ± 2.03<0.0018.75 ± 3.089.11 ± 4.108.33 ± 3.65<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (percentage). FBG: fasting blood glucose; OGTT: oral glucose tolerance test; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin.