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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants

From: Prevalence of diabetes and predictions of its risks using anthropometric measures in southwest rural areas of China

Participants

Normal (n=768)

Prediabetes (n=143)

Undiagnosis diabetes (n=57)

Diagnosis diabetes (n=63)

P*

Gender, n (%)

    

0.039

Female

394(62.6%)

78(14.4%)

28(5.2%)

43(7.9%)

 

Male

374(76.6%)

65(13.3%)

29(5.9%)

20(4.1%)

 

Age, n(%)

    

0.000

<50

327(83.6%)

34(8.7%)

15(3.8%)

15(3.8%)

 

50-65

319(72.3%)

64(14.5%)

24(5.4%)

34(7.7%)

 

>65

122(61.3%)

45(22.6%)

18(9.0%)

14(7.0%)

 

BMI (kg/m2) a

    

0.000

<25

529(79.9%)

71(10.7%)

24(3.6%)

38(5.7%)

 

≥25

239(64.8%)

72(19.5%)

33(8.9%)

25(6.8%)

 

Waist circumference b

     

Male <90 cm

307(79.1%)

44(11.3%)

21(5.4%)

16(4.1%)

0.096

Male ≥ 90 cm

67(67%)

21(21%)

8(8%)

4(4%)

 

Female <80 cm

272(81.9%)

33(9.9%)

7(2.1%)

20(6.0%)

0.000

Female ≥80 cm

122(57.8%)

45(21.3%)

21(10.0%)

23(10.9%)

 

WHR b

     

Male < 0.9

271(82.1%)

33(10.0%)

15(4.5%)

11(3.3%)

0.001

Male ≥ 0.9

103(65.2%)

32(20.3%)

14(8.9%)

9(5.7%)

 

Female F <0.85

212(88.0%)

16(6.6%)

6(2.5%)

7(2.9%)

0.000

Female ≥0.85

182(60.3%)

62(20.5%)

22(7.3%)

36(11.9%)

 

WHtR c

     

< 0.5

460(82.6%)

52(9.3%)

18(3.2%)

27(4.8%)

0.000

≥ 0.5

308(65.0%)

91(19.2%)

39(8.2%)

36(7.6%)

 

SBP

     

<140 mm Hg

607(78.6%)

87(11.3%)

34(4.4%)

44(5.7%)

0.000

≥140 mm Hg

607(78.6%)

87(11.3%)

34(4.4%)

44(5.7%)

 

DBP

     

<90 mm Hg

661(76.7%)

107(12.4%)

43(5.0%)

51(5.9%)

0.008

≥90 mm Hg

107(63.3%)

36(21.3%)

14(8.3%)

12(7.1%)

 
  1. Data are expressed as n(%).
  2. * Chi-square tests for trend.
  3. a According to the cut-offs as suggested by WHO [29].
  4. b According to the cut-offs as suggested by WHO [41].
  5. c According to the cut-offs as suggested by He et al. [42].
  6. WHR, waist hip ratio.
  7. WHtR, Waist-to-height ratio.
  8. BMI, body mass index.
  9. SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  10. DBP, diastolic blood pressure.