Research Article

Interaction of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Exacerbates the Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus in Healthy Individuals

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study participants [ or median (IQR) or ].

CharacteristicsTotal
( =1251)
Blood pressure classification(mmHg) value
<130/80 ( =368)130-139/80-89 ( =236)≥140/90 or treated ( =647)

Age (y)63.2 ± 10.259.3 ± 8.961.1 ± 9.666.1 ± 10.3<0.001
Gender (male/female)462/789112/25681/155269/3780.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)135.8 ± 18.8116.9 ± 8.6131.7 ± 6.0148.0 ± 16.4<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)76.9 ± 11.069.0 ± 6.477.4 ± 7.781.3 ± 11.6<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)5.3 ± 1.15.0 ± 0.85.3 ± 0.95.5 ± 1.2<0.001
Postprandial blood glucose (mmol/L)7.6 ± 3.46.4 ± 2.67.3 ± 3.08.4 ± 3.7<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.1 ± 0.95.1 ± 0.95.1 ± 0.95.1 ± 1.00.789
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.7 ± 1.11.5 ± 0.81.7 ± 1.21.8 ± 1.2<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.0 ± 0.83.0 ± 0.82.9 ± 0.83.0 ± 0.80.779
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.4 ± 0.41.5 ± 0.41.4 ± 0.41.4 ± 0.40.001
Abdominal circumference (cm)83.4 ± 9.779.7 ± 8.582.6 ± 8.585.8 ± 10.0<0.001
Diabetes (yes/no)166/108518/35025/211123/524<0.001
Proportion of diabetic patients (%)13.34.910.619.0<0.001
HOMA-IR1.8 (1.2-2.7)1.4 (0.9-2.0)1.9 (1.3-2.6)2.0 (1.3-3.1)<0.001