Subjects' demographic, lifestyle, and clinical data
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Values are number (percentage) of subjects except where indicated otherwise. Excludes pregnant women, persons known to have diabetes, and subjects who had not fasted. | ||
| Age (median (range)) | 47 (19–87) | 45 (19–83) |
| Vigorous exercise | ||
| Participation | 39 (25) | 23 (16) |
| Non-participation | 116 (75) | 122 (84) |
| Contraceptive pill | ||
| Used | 20 (13) | |
| Not used | 133 (87) | |
| Missing | 2 | |
| Hormone replacement | ||
| Yes | 19 (12) | |
| No | 136 (88) | |
| Medication affecting plasma glucose | ||
| Used | 16 (10) | 6 (4) |
| Not used | 139 (90) | 139 (96) |
| Family history of diabetes | ||
| Yes | 17 (11) | 8 (6) |
| No | 138 (89) | 137 (94) |
| Waist to hips ratio | ||
| Normal | 71 (46) | 116 (80) |
| Abnormal | 84 (54) | 29 (20) |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 19 (12) | 7 (5) |
| Normal | 76 (49) | 49 (34) |
| Overweight | 34 (22) | 67 (46) |
| Obese | 26 (17) | 22 (15) |
| Currently drinking | ||
| Yes | 109 (70) | 121 (83) |
| No | 46 (30) | 24 (17) |
| Currently smoking | ||
| Yes | 29 (19) | 39 (27) |
| No | 126 (81) | 106 (73) |
| Helicobacter pylori status | ||
| Positive | 41 (28) | 47 (34) |
| Negative | 107 (72) | 93 (66) |
| Missing | 7 | 5 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) (mean, median (range)) | 5.4, 5.2 (3.9–11.1) | 5.4, 5.4 (4.1–7.2) |
| Number | 155 | 145 |