Research Article

Middle-Aged Indians with Type 2 Diabetes Are at Higher Risk of Biological Ageing with Special Reference to Serum CDKN2A

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population according to age groups.

VariablesGroup 1 (31-40 years)Group 2 (41-50 years)
G1 controls ()G1 T2DM () valueG2 controls ()G2 T2DM () value

Age (years)34 (31-36)35.5 (33.25-39)0.02445 (42-48)46 (43-48.75)0.287
Body weight (kg)65.95 (58.18-75.55)71.05 (65.73-79.85)0.05464.25 (54.48-69.8)66.45 (63-75)0.011
Height (cm)162 (157-171)163.28 (156.25-170.75)0.635a158.5 (150.25-165.75)163 (152.88-168.75)0.295a
BMI (kg/m2)24.91 (22.79-26.77)27.11 (24.6-28.87)0.00226.13 (21.47-28.1)27.23 (24.75-29.64)0.082
WC (cm)90.5 (86-93.75)93 (84.63-102.38)0.17390.5 (83.38-94.5)95 (91-99.5)0.002
HC (cm)97 (90.25-101.38)101.2 (95-105)0.00998 (92.5-104.88)100.5 (97.13-104.38)0.170
WHR0.929 (0.899-0.978)0.915 (0.88-0.953)0.1380.927 (0.856-0.957)0.956 (0.903-0.979)0.021
SBP (mmHg)116.5 (110.6-122.89)124.5 (120-130)<0.001a116 (110-129.75)125 (120-135)0.001a
DBP (mmHg)76.75 (72.63-80)80 (77.88-81.75)0.00878 (71.5-81)80 (80-84.75)0.010
FPG (mmol/L)4.59 (4.25-4.97)7.5 (5.77-9.08)<0.0014.54 (4.23-4.9)7.38 (6.26-10.77)<0.001
FPI (μIU/mL)13.1 (9.24-21.14)25.26 (16.1-40.74)<0.00119.46 (10.66-28.97)16.62 (12.44-28.27)0.810
HOMA-IR2.72 (1.9-3.96)8.85 (5.17-14.59)<0.0014.08 (2.12-5.88)5.22 (3.47-10.03)0.003
HbA1c (%)4.9 (4.7-5.18)7.07 (6.7-8.3)<0.0014.97 (4.71-5.2)8.32 (6.88-8.7)<0.001
Duration of diabetes (years)2.75 (1.5-5)6.75 (3-10.88)
TG (mmol/L)1.23 (0.94-1.57)1.41 (0.97-2.37)0.0381.03 (0.86-1.41)1.37 (1-1.82)0.018
TC (mmol/L)4.07 (3.45-4.52)4.16 (3.32-5.18)0.233a4.21 (2.87-4.8)3.76 (3.42-4.42)0.662a
HDL-c (mmol/L)1.05 (0.93-1.25)0.91 (0.8-1.09)0.0040.96 (0.88-1.15)0.95 (0.87-1.14)0.866
LDL-c (mmol/L)2.34 (1.87-2.84)2.48 (1.7-3.03)0.5012.55 (1.45-3.18)2.18 (1.67-2.58)0.169
hs-CRP (mg/L)3.65 (1.93-5.7)6.35 (3.85-8.4)0.0014.4 (2.5-6.03)4.72 (3.95-6.31)0.095
CDKN2A (ng/mL)3.346 (2.49-4.07)3.589 (2.41-5.8)0.1373.184 (1.51-4.93)7.5 (4.26-12.15)<0.001

Data are represented as median and interquartile range (IQR); value using the Mann–Whitney test; a value using Independent -test (for normally distributed data); BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; FPI: fasting plasma insulin; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1C; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CDKN2A: cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A.