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Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between respondents and non-respondents in the TLGS cohort*.

From: Population-based incidence of Type 2 diabetes and its associated risk factors: results from a six-year cohort study in Iran

 

Respondent

(N = 3307)

Non-respondent

(N = 1807)

P

Age (years)

42 (13)

41 (15)

0.8

Sex (% males)

42.0

43

0.2

Family history of diabetes (%)

27

24

0.006

Systolic blood pressure(mm/Hg)

118 (18)

118 (18)

0.9

Diastolic blood pressure(mm/Hg)

78 (10)

77 (11)

0.02

Waist circumference (cm)

88 (12)

87 (12)

0.01

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.7 (4.7)

26.3 (5.2)

0.004

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.0 (0.5)

4.9 (0.5)

0.3

2-hours plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.9 (1.6)

5.9 (1.6)

0.8

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

1.6 (1.2)

1.5 (1.1)

0.01

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.0 (0.2)

1.0 (0.2)

0.5

  1. *Respondents were those who developed diabetes during the follow-up or completed the phase 3 examination. Non-respondents did not participate in phase 3 examination.
  2. Data are mean (SD) for continuous (median with inter-quartile range for Triglyceride) and % for categorical variables.