Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects (n = 8276).

From: Independent and cumulative effects of resting heart rate and pulse pressure with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese rural population

Variables

Total (n = 8276)

Male (n = 2981)

Female (n = 5295)

Normal

Undiagnosed T2DM

P

Normal

Undiagnosed T2DM

P

Normal

Undiagnosed T2DM

P

Age (years), mean ± SD

54.71 ± 9.95

57.26 ± 8.89

<0.001

55.58 ± 10.37

55.93 ± 9.60

0.683

54.22 ± 9.67

58.17 ± 8.27

<0.001

Education, n (%)

  

0.059

  

0.607

  

0.001

  ≤Primary school

3140(39.81)

171(44.65)

 

851(30.15)

44(28.21)

 

2289(45.19)

127(55.95)

 

  ≥Middle school

4748(60.19)

212(55.35)

 

1972(69.85)

112(71.79)

 

2776(54.81)

100(44.05)

 

Marital status, n (%)

  

0.004

  

0.090

  

0.018

  Married/cohabitation

7156(91.18)

332(86.91)

 

2585(92.19)

137(88.39)

 

4571(90.62)

195(85.90)

 

  Divorced/widowed/unmarried

692(8.82)

50(13.09)

 

219(7.81)

18(11.61)

 

473(9.38)

32(14.10)

 

Physical activity, n (%)

  

0.002

  

0.112

  

0.007

  Low

2725(34.53)

162(42.30)

 

1102(39.02)

74(47.43)

 

1623(32.02)

88(38.77)

 

  Moderate

1592(20.17)

81(21.15)

 

358(12.68)

17(10.90)

 

1234(24.35)

64(28.19)

 

  High

3575(45.30)

140(36.55)

 

1364(48.30)

65(41.67)

 

2211(43.63)

75(33.04)

 

More vegetables & fruits intake, n (%)

1946(24.66)

81(21.15)

0.119

720(25.50)

27(17.31)

0.022

1226(24.19)

54(23.79)

0.890

High-fat diet, n (%)

1898(24.05)

93(24.28)

0.918

906(32.09)

53(33.97)

0.625

992(19.57)

40(17.62)

0.467

Current smoking, n (%)

1424(18.04)

65(16.97)

0.100

1415(50.11)

65(41.67)

0.116

9(0.18)

0(0.0)

0.182

Current drinking, n (%)

1353(17.14)

75(19.58)

0.217

1224(43.33)

68(43.59)

0.949

129(2.55)

7(3.08)

0.616

Family history of diabetes, n (%)

558(7.07)

34(8.88)

0.180

188(6.65)

22(14.10)

<0.001

370(7.30)

12(5.29)

0.251

BMI (kg/m2)

25.15 ± 3.39

26.60 ± 3.70

<0.001

24.79 ± 3.32

26.75 ± 3.75

<0.001

25.36 ± 3.41

26.50 ± 3.68

<0.001

FPG (mmol/l)

5.19 ± 0.60

9.17 ± 2.56

<0.001

5.18 ± 0.64

9.21 ± 2.49

<0.001

5.19 ± 0.58

9.15 ± 2.61

<0.001

Resting heart rate (beats/min)

76.41 ± 10.06

81.62 ± 12.24

<0.001

74.74 ± 10.10

80.46 ± 11.10

<0.001

77.33 ± 9.92

82.43 ± 12.92

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.30 ± 19.07

131.27 ± 18.87

<0.001

126.69 ± 17.67

129.31 ± 17.11

0.071

124.52 ± 19.76

132.63 ± 19.91

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.68 ± 11.53

82.01 ± 11.10

<0.001

80.42 ± 11.57

83.22 ± 10.67

0.003

77.71 ± 11.40

81.17 ± 11.33

<0.001

Pulse pressure (mmHg)

46.62 ± 12.22

49.27 ± 13.00

<0.001

46.27 ± 10.97

46.09 ± 10.84

0.841

46.82 ± 12.87

51.45 ± 13.91

<0.001

  1. BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.