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Table 1 Baseline general characteristics of participants in incident and non-incident diabetics

From: Heme iron intake and risk of new-onset diabetes in a Mediterranean population at high risk of cardiovascular disease: an observational cohort analysis

VARIABLES

TOTAL n = 1073

 

NON INCIDENT

n = 942 (87.8%)

INCIDENT DIABETICS

n = 131 (12.2%)

p

Age (years)

67.3 ± 6.0

66.3 ± 5.7

0.073

Weight (kilograms)

75.3 ± 10.8

79.2 ± 10.6

< 0.001

IMC (kg/m2)

29.4 ± 3.1

30.4 ± 3.1

0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

97.2 ± 9.9

101.8 ± 9.3

< 0.001

Women (%)

57.7

52.7

0.271

Obesity (%)

41.5

48.1

0.153

Hypercholesterolemia (%)

35.8

35.7

0.992

Hypertriglyceridemia (%)

16.3

23.8

0.239

Hypertension (%)

65.6

62.8

0.719

Smoking (%)

16.3

25.2

0.012

Medium-high education (%)

26.9

27.9

0.807

  1. Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentages.
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