Table 1 Clinical characteristics of population at time of enrollment, 2008 and at time of diabetes onset.

From: Fast eating is a strong risk factor for new-onset diabetes among the Japanese general population

Parameters

Total

Diabetes onset − at time of enrollment

Diabetes onset + at time of enrollment

Diabetes onset + at time of diabetes onset

P values*

(n)

197, 825

191, 155

7, 032

7, 032

 

Age, years

63.7 (7.7)

63.7 (7.8)

65.2 (6.4)

66.7 (6.4)

<0.01

% Male

38.0

37.5

51.1

51.3

<0.01

BMI, kg/m2

22.9 (3.1)

22.8 (3.1)

24.1 (3.5)

24.7 (3.7)

<0.01

Waist circumference, cm

83.2 (8.8)

83.1 (8.7)

86.7 (3.5)

87.5 (9.5)

<0.01

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

129.5 (17.4)

128.4 (17.4)

133.4 (17.0)

132.2 (16.3)

<0.01

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

76.2 (10.6)

76.2 (10.6)

77.8 (10.5)

76.9 (10.6)

<0.01

FPG, mg/dl

93.1 (9.7)

92.8 (9.3)

104.6 (11.6)

118.9 (23.0)

<0.01

HbA1c, %

5.59 (0.33)

5.57 (0.31)

6.01 (0.34)

6.41 (0.65)

<0.01

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

63.0 (16.1)

63.1 (16.0)

58.5 (15.3)

57.7 (15.1)

<0.01

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

126.6 (30.0)

126.6 (29.7)

126.4 (31.2)

123.6 (30.6)

0.68

Triglycerides, mg/dL

111.2 (68.4)

110.4 (67.6)

132.2 (88)

134.8 (87.7)

<0.01

AST, U/L

23.9 (9.2)

23.8 (9.1)

25.7 (12.8)

27.2 (15.0)

<0.01

ALT, U/L

21.1 (12.3)

20.9 (12.1)

25.8 (15)

27.6 (19.3)

<0.01

ɤGTP, U/L

34.3(40.1)

33.3 (39.4)

43.5 (52.7)

46.8 (58.8)

<0.01

Hypertension, %

42.4

41.7

60.3

50.9

<0.01

Dyslipidemia, %

53.6

53.2

64.2

32.5

<0.01

Current smoker, %

12.7

12.7

16.6

11.8

<0.01

Eating speed

  Fast, %

26.3

26.1

30.9

30.3

<0.01

  Moderate, %

63.4

63.6

59.5

61.1

 

  Slow, %

10.3

10.3

9.6

8.57

 

  Non-fast (Moderate + Slow), %

73.7

73.9

69.1

69.7

<0.01

Meal before sleep, %

12.4

12.4

12.9

12.4

<0.01

Snack after supper, %

15.1

15.0

17.2

17.1

<0.01

Breakfast skipping, %

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

<0.05

Regular drinking

  Every day, %

22.2

22.1

25.2

22.8

<0.01

  Sometimes, %

22.5

22.5

21.9

21.0

 

  Rarely or none, %

55.3

55.4

53.0

56.1

 

Alcohol intake per day

  Under 20 g, %

65.4

65.6

59.4

63.2

<0.01

  20 g to less than 40 g, %

24.0

23.9

27.0

24.5

 

  40 g to less than 60 g, %

8.2

8.1

10.1

9.1

 

  Over 60 g, %

2.4

2.3

3.5

3.3

 

Regular exercise

  Exercise to sweat lightly, %

42.3

42.1

45.6

46.8

<0.01

  Walking >1 hour/day, %

52.4

52.4

54.6

56.3

<0.01

  Weight Change

     

  Weight gain over 10 kg from 20-years of age, %

31.1

30.6

46.0

49.0

<0.01

  Weight change ± 3 kg within 1 year, %

19.9

19.7

26.9

25.5

<0.01

  1. *Diabetes onset − vs Diabetes onset +.