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Table 3 Age-adjusted means of cardiovascular risk factors by sex and HbA1c-defined diabetes status among adults aged 20 years or older, 1988–2014a

From: Trends in cardiovascular risk factors among U.S. men and women with and without diabetes, 1988–2014

Risk actors by sex and diabetes status

NHANES 1988–1994

NHANES 1999–2002

NHANES 2003–2006

NHANES 2007–2010

NHANES 2011–2014

P Value for Linear Trend, 1988–1994 to 2011-2014b

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 Non-diabetic Men

26.42 (26.21–26.63)

27.41 (27.19–27.63)

28.05 (27.81–28.28)

28.24 (27.98–28.5)

28.14 (27.91–28.37)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

29.61 (28.25–30.96)

33.02 (31.24–34.79)

32.40 (31.04–33.75)

32.55 (31.42–33.69)

33.49 (31.60–35.38)

<.0001

 Non- diabetic Women

26.16 (25.86–26.46)

27.84 (27.48–28.20)

28.01 (27.60–28.42)

28.07 (27.82–28.32)

28.58 (28.22–28.94)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

31.97 (29.94–33.99)

33.48 (31.88–35.09)

35.04 (33.36–36.71)

36.45 (34.76–38.14)

35.84 (34.52–37.15)

<.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

 Non- diabetic Men

95.30 (94.89–95.70)

98.26 (97.66–98.87)

100.16 (99.50–100.82)

100.01 (99.28–100.75)

99.96 (99.32–100.59)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

104.35 (100.84–107.87)

113.04 (108.89–117.19)

110.93 (107.77–114.09)

110.78 (107.42–114.14)

114.61 (109.97–119.26)

<.0001

 Non- diabetic Women

88.00 (87.31–88.68)

91.74 (90.83–92.64)

93.32 (92.40–94.24)

93.83 (93.16–94.50)

95.41 (94.61–96.21)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

102.38 (98.03–106.73)

106.57 (102.73–110.41)

109.25 (105.18–113.31)

114.15 (110.57–117.72)

112.37 (109.30–115.45)

<.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 Non-diabetic Men

125.16 (124.52–125.79)

124.40 (123.36–125.45)

124.23 (123.37–125.08)

122.77 (122.19–123.35)

122.53 (121.74–123.33)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

129.59 (126.81–132.37)

127.83 (124.63–131.04)

127.24 (124.22–130.25)

126.56 (124.38–128.75)

128.82 (126.41–131.23)

0.0008

 Non- diabetic Women

120.16 (119.55–120.78)

122.23 (121.49–122.97)

120.68 (119.99–121.38)

118.17 (117.43–118.91)

118.73 (118.02–119.43)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

126.89 (124.55–129.24)

130.50 (127.19–133.81)

127.97 (125.70–130.24)

125.50 (123.39–127.61)

124.35 (122.04–126.67)c

<.0001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

 Non-diabetic Men

76.70 (76.27–77.12)

73.86 (73.19–74.54)

71.68 (71.12–72.24)

71.98 (71.26–72.70)

71.77 (70.94–72.60)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

77.88 (75.91–79.85)

75.80 (72.40–79.20)

73.79 (71.22–76.37)

70.88 (68.41–73.34)

73.37 (70.89–75.86)

<.0001

 Non-diabetic Women

72.26 (71.82–72.70)

70.87 (70.17–71.58)

69.31 (68.68–69.95)

68.42 (67.55–69.29)

69.58 (68.94–70.22)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

74.63 (73.40–75.86)

70.03 (66.85–73.21)

69.73 (67.79–71.67)

70.01 (68.25–71.76)

70.69 (69.25–72.13)

<.0001

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

 Non-diabetic Men

5.24 (5.19–5.29)

5.09 (5.04–5.14)

5.15 (5.11–5.18)

5.03 (4.98–5.08)

4.90 (4.86–4.95)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

5.24 (4.88–5.59)

5.06 (4.84–5.29)

5.21 (5.00–5.42)

4.78 (4.61–4.95)

4.69 (4.50–4.89)

<.0001

 Non-diabetic Women

5.30 (5.26–5.35)

5.15 (5.10–5.20)

5.28 (5.24–5.32)

5.15 (5.11–5.19)

5.08 (5.04–5.11)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

5.52 (5.36–5.68)

5.31 (5.12–5.50)

5.20 (4.97–5.44)

5.20 (4.96–5.43)

4.95 (4.82–5.07)

<.0001

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

 Non-diabetic Men

1.2 (1.18–1.22)

1.21 (1.19–1.22)

1.27 (1.26–1.29)

1.23 (1.21–1.25)

1.26 (1.24–1.28)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

1.11 (1.03–1.19)

1.05 (0.98–1.11)

1.15 (1.08–1.21)

1.13 (1.07–1.18)

1.12 (1.07–1.16)

0.0388

 Non-diabetic Women

1.45 (1.42–1.47)

1.47 (1.44–1.5)

1.56 (1.54–1.59)

1.51 (1.49–1.54)

1.53 (1.51–1.55)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

1.25 (1.19–1.31)

1.25 (1.21–1.3)

1.36 (1.28–1.43)

1.27 (1.19–1.34)

1.22 (1.18–1.26)

0.8459

Non- HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

 Non-diabetic Men

4.04 (3.99–4.09)

3.89 (3.84–3.94)

3.88 (3.84–3.92)

3.8 (3.75–3.84)

3.64 (3.6–3.69)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

4.12 (3.69–4.55)

4.01 (3.79–4.23)

4.06 (3.85–4.27)

3.65 (3.46–3.84)

3.58 (3.37–3.79)

<.0001

 Non-diabetic Women

3.86 (3.81–3.91)

3.68 (3.63–3.74)

3.72 (3.67–3.77)

3.64 (3.6–3.68)

3.55 (3.51–3.59)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

4.27 (4.09–4.45)

4.06 (3.85–4.27)

3.85 (3.63–4.06)

3.93 (3.72–4.14)

3.72 (3.6–3.85)

<.0001

Triglycerides (mmol/l) d

 Non-diabetic Men

1.52 (1.45–1.58)

1.45 (1.37–1.53)

1.36 (1.31–1.42)

1.38 (1.33–1.42)

1.41 (1.36–1.46)

0.0123

 Diabetic Men

1.93 (1.67–2.19)

1.87 (1.66–2.07)

1.67 (1.49–1.86)

1.57 (1.32–1.82)

1.74 (1.51–1.98)

0.0034

 Non-diabetic Women

1.33 (1.28–1.37)

1.32 (1.28–1.36)

1.23 (1.19–1.26)

1.23 (1.18–1.27)

1.22 (1.18–1.27)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

1.81 (1.76–1.86)

1.64 (1.39–1.9)

1.78 (1.43–2.13)

1.79 (1.55–2.04)

1.83 (1.66–2.01)

0.2453

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) d

 Non-diabetic Men

3.39 (3.34–3.44)

3.28 (3.2–3.35)

3.04 (2.98–3.09)

3.04 (3–3.09)

2.97 (2.91–3.02)

<.0001

 Diabetic Men

3.45 (3.25–3.66)

3.13 (2.86–3.4)

2.81 (2.6–3.02)

2.68 (2.48–2.89)

2.58 (2.35–2.81)

<.0001

 Non-diabetic Women

3.24 (3.18–3.31)

3.13 (3.07–3.18)

2.98 (2.93–3.04)

3 (2.95–3.06)

2.97 (2.93–3.02)

<.0001

 Diabetic Women

3.31 (3.23–3.39)

3.02 (2.87–3.17)

2.99 (2.73–3.25)

2.99 (2.72–3.26)

2.9 (2.74–3.06)

<.0001

  1. aAll estimates are weighted to be representative of the US noninstitutionalized population. Means were age-standardized by the direct method to the 2000 US Census population using the age categories of 20–39, 40–59 years, and ≥60 years
  2. bApplying the Bonferroni method for adjusting for multiple comparisons for diabetic and non-diabetic men and women, there were 6 implied comparisons and an α = 0.008 (α = 0.05/6) was used
  3. cSignificant quadratic trend: P < 0.001 for diabetic women, adjusted for multiple comparisons
  4. dTriglycerides, and LDL-cholesterol measurements were available only for persons examined in the morning session. Subsample fasting sample weights were used for triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol