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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics by categories of anthropometric measurements

From: Discriminatory ability of anthropometric measurements of central fat distribution for prediction of post-prandial hyperglycaemia in patients with normal fasting glucose: the DICAMANO Study

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

Waist circumference (cm)

Waist-to-hip ratio

Low (25.1–29.9)

Intermediate (30.0–34.9)

High (> 35)

p-value

Low (73–100)

Intermediate (101–114)

High (115–170)

p-value

Low (0.71–0.88)

Intermediate (0.89–0.97)

High (0.98–1.30)

p-value

N

120

155

172

 

156

149

142

 

150

156

141

 

Age, years

40 (14)

42 (14)

40 (13)

0.229

38 (13)

42 (14)

43 (14)

0.005

35 (12)

41 (13)

47 (13)

< 0.001

Gender, women, n (%)

91 (76)

100 (64)

100 (58)

0.008

132 (85)

101 (68)

58 (41)

< 0.001

142 (95)

108 (69)

41 (29)

< 0.001

Smoking, n (%)

29 (24)

40 (26)

36 (21)

0.571

41 (26)

29 (19)

35 (25)

0.345

31 (21)

42 (27)

32 (23)

0.419

Physical activity level, n (%)

 Sedentary or light activity

84 (70)

118 (76)

140 (81)

0.050

115 (74)

109 (73)

118 (83)

0.133

114 (76)

112 (72)

116 (82)

0.229

 Active or moderately active

34 (28)

37 (24)

29 (17)

39 (25)

39 (26)

22 (15)

35 (23)

41 (26)

24 (17)

 Vigorous or vigorously active

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Unknown

2 (2)

0 (0)

3 (2)

2 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

1 (1)

3 (2)

2 (1)

Fasting plasma glucose level, mmol l−1

5.1 (0.4)

5.0 (0.3)

5.1 (0.3)

0.862

5.0 (0.4)

5.0 (0.3)

5.1 (0.3)

0.408

4.9 (0.4)

5.0 (0.3)

5.1 (0.3)

< 0.001

Basal insulin, pmol l−1

56.9 (55.5)

76.4 (76.4)

97.2 (62.5)

< 0.001

62.5 (62.5)

76.4 (69.4)

104.2 (62.5)

< 0.001

69.4 (76.4)

76.4 (55.5)

97.2 (62.5)

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.8 (1.6)

2.4 (2.6)

3.2 (2)

< 0.001

1.9 (2)

2.5 (2.3)

3.4 (2.1)

< 0.001

2.2 (2.7)

2.3 (1.7)

3.2 (2)

< 0.001

Insulin sensitivity index

5.8 (3.6)

4.9 (3)

3.6 (2.8)

< 0.001

5.9 (3.6)

4.5 (2.8)

3.3 (2.6)

< 0.001

5.8 (3.6)

4.8 (3.2)

3.2 (2)

< 0.001

Disposition index

6 (5.1)

5.2 (4.6)

4.3 (5.4)

< 0.022

6 (5)

5.2 (6.2)

3.9 (3.3)

0.001

6.3 (6.6)

5 (4.4)

3.8 (3.1)

< 0.001

Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index

0.36 (0.04)

0.35 (0.04)

0.33 (0.04)

0.001

0.37 (0.04)

0.35 (0.04)

0.33 (0.04)

< 0.001

0.36 (0.05)

0.35 (0.04)

0.33 (0.04)

< 0.001

Insulinogenic index

1.2 (1.6)

1.2 (0.9)

1.5 (1.6)

0.092

1.2 (1.4)

1.3 (1.5)

1.5 (1.3)

0.258

1.2 (1.7)

1.3 (1.4)

1.4 (1)

0.712

 

Waist-to-height ratio

Neck circumference (cm)

Low (0.47–0.61)

Intermediate (0.62–0.68)

High (0.69–1.11)

p-value

Low (30–35)

Intermediate (36–40)

High (41–57)

p-value

N

167

145

135

 

153

156

138

 

Age, years

37 (12)

42 (13)

44 (14)

< 0.001

39 (13)

40 (14)

44 (13)

0.004

Gender, women, n (%)

120 (72)

93 (64)

78 (58)

0.037

153 (100)

121 (77)

17 (12)

< 0.001

Smoking, n (%)

39 (23)

36 (25)

30 (22)

0.875

38 (25)

31 (20)

36 (26)

0.405

Physical activity level, n (%)

 Sedentary or light activity

117 (70)

110 (76)

115 (85)

0.013

100 (72)

118 (75)

114 (76)

0.154

 Active or moderately active

48 (29)

34 (23)

18 (13)

42 (27)

35 (22)

23 (17)

 Vigorous or vigorously active

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Unknown

2 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

1 (1)

3 (2)

1 (1)

Fasting plasma glucose level, mmol l−1

5.1 (0.3)

4.9 (0.3)

5.1 (0.3)

0.015

4.9 (0.4)

5.0 (0.3)

4.6 (0.3)

0.004

Basal insulin, pmol l−1

62.5 (62.5)

83.3 (69.4)

104.2 (62.5)

< 0.001

62.5 (76.4)

69.4 (55.5)

104.2 (55.5)

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.9 (2.1)

2.6 (2.2)

3.3 (2.2)

< 0.001

2.1 (2.5)

2.3 (1.9)

3.4 (1.9)

< 0.001

Insulin sensitivity index

5.9 (3.6)

4.3 (2.6)

3.5 (2.8)

< 0.001

6 (3.6)

4.8 (3.1)

3 (1.8)

< 0.001

Disposition index

6.1 (5.3)

5.1 (5.9)

3.7 (3.3)

< 0.001

6.6 (6)

4.7 (5.2)

3.8 (3.1)

< 0.001

Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index

037 (0.04)

0.35 (0.04)

0.34 (0.04)

< 0.001

0.37 (0.05)

0.35 (0.04)

0.33 (0.03)

< 0.001

Insulinogenic index

1.2 (1.3)

1.4 (1.6)

1.4 (1.3)

0.366

1.3 (1.5)

1.2 (1.3)

1.5 (1.3)

0.134

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD
  2. Italic values refers to statistically significant difference as compared with the lowest tertile (reference category)
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