Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants.
Iraqi born males | Swedish born males | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
General | |||
N (males%) | 18 (100) | 12 (100) | > 0.99 |
Age (years) | 47 ± 10 | 52 ± 12 | 0.18 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26 ± 2 | 25 ± 2 | 0.65 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95 ± 7 | 90 ± 6 | 0.77 |
Laboratory tests | |||
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 0.84 |
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 35 ± 4 | 34 ± 3 | 0.91 |
Creatinine (umol/L) | 81 ± 9 | 86 ± 14 | 0.24 |
Urine-albumine/creatinine (mg/mmol) | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.89 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 0.75 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 0.06 |
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 0.02 |
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 0.08 |
APO-B/APO-A1 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.01 |
HOMA-IR | 2.1 ± 0.9 (n = 13) | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 0.21 |
HOMA-β | 83 ± 45 (n = 13) | 55 ± 13 | 0.004 |
Electrocardiogram | |||
Sinus rhythm (%) | 18 (100%) | 12 (100%) | > 0.99 |
Normal electrocardiogram (%) | 18 (100%) | 12 (100%) | > 0.99 |
