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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to FBG levels

From: Serum γ-glutamyltransferase and uric acid levels are associated with impaired fasting glucose in adults from Inner Mongolia, China

 

Male

Female

 

NFG

IFG

NFG

IFG

n (%)

878 (72.5%)

333 (27.5%)

1224 (82.5%)

259 (17.5%)

Age (years)

52.97 ± 11.68

53.39 ± 11.60

50.62 ± 10.20

54.39 ± 10.87*

Ethnic group (%)

    

  Han

624 (71.1%)

266 (79.9%)

801 (65.4%)

219 (84.5%)

  Mongolian

235 (26.8%)

56 (16.8%)

398 (32.5%)

35 (13.5%)

  Other

19 (2.1%)

11 (3.3%)

26 (2.1%)

5 (2%)

Smoking (%)

387 (44.1%)

155 (46.5%)

76 (6.2%)

16 (6.2%)

Drinking (%)

449 (51.1%)

188 (56.5%)

64 (5.2%)

14 (5.4%)

Manual labor (%)

    

  Light

528 (60.1%)

187 (56.2%)

771 (63.0%)

174 (67.2%)

  Moderate

140 (15.9%)

64 (19.2%)

27 (22.1%)

45 (17.4%)

  Heavy

123 (14.0%)

45 (13.5%)

77 (6.3%)

17 (6.6%)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 3.6

26.1 ± 3.6*

24.8 ± 3.5

25.7 ± 3.4*

WC (cm)

88.2 ± 10.0

90.0 ± 9.5*

81.1 ± 9.4

84.8 ± 9.0*

SBP (mmHg)

129.1 ± 15.8

130.8 ± 14.6

123.3 ± 15.5

127.5 ± 16.3*

DBP (mmHg)

83.2 ± 10.6

84.4 ± 10.6

79.8 ± 9.6

81.6 ± 9.9*

TC (mmol/L)

5.16 ± 1.05

5.37 ± 1.07*

5.16 ± 0.99

5.27 ± 1.08

TG (mmol/L)

1.50 (1.08–2.32)

1.98 (1.31–2.95)*

1.32 (1.00–1.79)

1.72 (1.14–2.50)*

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.32 ± 0.29

1.29 ± 0.27

1.44 ± 0.29

1.37 ± 0.29*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.85 ± 0.85

2.93 ± 0.87

2.80 ± 0.81

2.86 ± 0.84

GLU (mmol/L)

5.03 ± 0.38

6.03 ± 0.38*

4.98 ± 0.34

6.00 ± 0.33*

AST (U/L)

24.5 (20.8–29.8)

24.7 (21.2–30.1)

22.1 (18.9–26.1)

23.9 (20.1–28.2)

ALT (U/L)

24.1 (17.9–34.3)

26.7 (19.0–40.0)

17.5 (13.6–24.0)

21.5 (15.8–29.7)*

GGT (U/L)

32.4 (21.5–32.4)

40.3 (26.4–63.8)*

19.1 (14.0–28.2)

24.2 (17.3–39.4)*

ALP (U/L)

81.7 (69.2–94.5)

81.7 (68.0–95.1)

76.3 (62.2–97.2)

84.0 (68.0–100.1)*

CK (U/L)

98.9 (76.2–135.1)

103.0 (82.6–139.1)*

75.4 (60.0–100.0)

80.7 (61.5–108.2)*

UA (μmmol/L)

347.1 ± 78.8

365.6 ± 83.3*

262.1 ± 64.6

297.5 ± 69.5*

  1. 1 Abbreviations: FBG, Fasting blood glucose; NFG, Normal fasting glucose; IFG, Impaired fasting glucose; BMI, Body mass index; WC, Waist circumference; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; TC, Total cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; HDL-C, High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; GLU, Glucose; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; GGT, γ-Glutamyltransferase; ALP, Alkaline phosphatase; CK, Creatine kinase; UA, Uric acid.
  2. 2 Data are presented as n (%), mean ± standard deviation (SD); TG, AST, ALT, GGT, ALP, and CK were reported as medians (interquartile range).
  3. 3 *P < 0.05 for IFG vs. NFG in the same sex.
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