Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants.

From: Targeted metabolomics analysis of amino acids and acylcarnitines as risk markers for diabetes by LC–MS/MS technique

Variable

Non-Diabetes (n = 206)

Diabetes (n = 206)

P value

Gender, n (%)

  

0.921

 Female

113 (54.85)

113 (54.85)

 

 Male

93 (45.15)

93 (45.15)

 

Age (year)

61.54 ± 11.93

61.7 ± 11.51

0.890

 < 50

34 (16.51)

34 (16.51)

 

 50–59

64 (31.07)

64 (31.07)

 

 60–69

53 (25.73)

53 (25.73)

 

 70–79

39 (18.93)

39 (18.93)

 

 ≥ 80

16 (7.77)

16 (7.77)

 

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.73 ± 5.06

29.00 ± 4.9

0.582

 < 18.5

1 (0.49)

1 (0.49)

 

 18.5–24.9

43 (20.87)

42 (20.39)

 

 25.0–29.9

83 (40.29)

82 (39.8)

 

 ≥ 30

79 (38.35)

81 (39.32)

 

WC/HC (cm)

0.94 ± 0.08

0.95 ± 0.13

0.380

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic

138.09 ± 21.88

140.88 ± 22.39

0.202

 Diastolic

82.02 ± 12.12

82.33 ± 13.08

0.803

 FPG (mg/dL)

95.1 ± 12.0

153.27 ± 62.74

 < 0.001

 HbA1c (%)

5.58 ± 0.4

7.68 ± 1.75

 < 0.001

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

42.27 ± 11.83

38.43 ± 11.42

0.001

 Non-HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

100.37 ± 25.44

92.32 ± 34.32

0.008

 Cholesterol (mg/dL)

167.92 ± 31.84

163.95 ± 43.58

0.294

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)

128.98 ± 67.80

170.69 ± 157.88

 < 0.001

 Hyperlipidemia medication

16 (7.77)

53 (25.73)

 < 0.001

  1. Continuous variables were presented as mean ± SD, and categorical variables were presented as numbers (column percentage).
  2. BMI: body mass index, WC/ HC: waist circumference to hip circumference ratio, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  3. Significant values are in bold.