Table 1 Fasting Plasma Glucose and HbA1c level by glycemic categories in two study populations.

From: Increasing glycaemia is associated with a significant decline in HDL cholesterol in women with prediabetes in two national populations

Parameters

 

NGH

IGH—mild

IGH—severe

Diabetes

NHES-Thailand (% (SEP))

 

FPG < 5.6

FPG 5.6 to < 6.1

FPG 6.1 to < 7.0

Diabetes*

74 (0.01)

11 (0.004)

5 (0.003)

10 (0.003)

Gender** (% (SEP))

M

48 (0.01)

50 (0.02)

52 (0.03)

43 (0.02)

F

52 (0.01)

50 (0.02)

48 (0.03)

57 (0.02)

FPG, mmol/L (% ± SEM)

M

5.0 ± 0.02

5.8 ± 0.01

6.4 ± 0.02

9.0 ± 0.21

F

4.9 ± 0.01

5.8 ± 0.01

6.4 ± 0.02

9.1 ± 0.14

HS-England (% (SEP))

 

HbA1c < 39

HbA1c 39 to < 42

HbA1c 42 to < 48

Diabetes*

 

75 (0.01)

13 (0.01)

6 (0.004)

6 (0.004)

Gender*** (% (SEP))

M

49 (0.01)

49 (0.02)

48 (0.03)

61 (0.04)

F

51 (0.01)

51 (0.02)

52 (0.03)

39 (0.04)

HbA1c, (% ± SEM) (mmol/mol)

M

5.3 ± 0.01%

5.8 ± 0.01%

6.1 ± 0.02%

7.6 ± 0.2%

34.0 ± 0.1

39.8 ± 0.1

43.3 ± 0.2

59.9 ± 1.7

F

5.3 ± 0.01%

5.8 ± 0.01%

6.2 ± 0.01%

8.1 ± 0.2%

34.1 ± 0.1

39.8 ± 0.1

43.5 ± 0.1

65.0 ± 2.2

  1. FPG and HbA1c are presented as mean ± standard error of mean, SEM (%) and gender proportion as % (standard error of proportion, SEP).
  2. NGH normal glucose homeostasis, IGH impaired glucose homeostasis, NHES-Thailand the National Health Examination Survey for Thailand, HS-England the Health Survey for England, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, FPG fasting plasma glucose, n the number, M male, F female, p p value.
  3. *Diabetes is defined by Participants with FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (Thai) and/or HbA1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol (UK) and/or current on glucose lowering agent and/or self-reported previous diagnosis by doctor.
  4. **Significant variation between gender proportion p = 0.01.
  5. ***Significant variation between gender proportion p = 0.02.
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