Table 1 Baseline characteristics of population according to quintiles of height.

From: Inverse association between adult height and diabetes risk in a cohort study of Chinese population

Characteristics

Men (n = 115,766)

Women (n = 95,406)

Quintiles of height (cm)

Quintiles of height (cm)

153.0 −  < 166.4

166.4 −  < 169.9

169.9 −  < 172.9

172.9 −  < 176.9

176.9 − 190.4

143.1 −  < 155.4

155.4 −  < 158.4

158.4 −  < 161.4

161.4 −  < 164.9

164.6 − 177.0

N

22,760

19,773

23,711

25,511

24,011

18,899

18,200

19,852

18,542

19,913

Age, year

47.45 ± 14.86

44.03 ± 13.17

42.36 ± 12.45

40.48 ± 11.57

37.96 ± 10.22

46.75 ± 14.51

42.84 ± 12.49

41.38 ± 11.61

40.05 ± 10.86

38.20 ± 9.76

Weight, kg

64.77 ± 8.56

68.44 ± 8.91

70.74 ± 9.46

73.38 ± 10.06

78.36 ± 11.43

53.06 ± 7.47

55.03 ± 7.59

56.26 ± 7.71

57.83 ± 7.94

60.50 ± 8.41

BMI, kg/m2

24.38 ± 3.13

24.22 ± 3.15

24.16 ± 3.22

24.08 ± 3.29

24.10 ± 3.42

22.86 ± 3.21

22.34 ± 3.08

22.00 ± 3.01

21.78 ± 2.99

21.47 ± 2.92

SBP, mmHg

124.90 ± 16.87

122.98 ± 15.81

122.64 ± 15.29

122.00 ± 14.87

121.84 ± 14.35

118.44 ± 18.80

114.90 ± 16.61

113.87 ± 15.80

112.97 ± 14.97

112.22 ± 14.07

DBP, mmHg

77.39 ± 10.94

76.78 ± 10.71

76.77 ± 10.63

76.42 ± 10.50

75.93 ± 10.30

72.27 ± 10.93

71.35 ± 10.47

70.99 ± 10.12

70.68 ± 9.87

70.66 ± 9.85

FPG, mmol/L

5.06 ± 0.64

5.00 ± 0.63

4.97 ± 0.63

4.95 ± 0.62

4.91 ± 0.61

4.92 ± 0.60

4.87 ± 0.59

4.83 ± 0.58

4.81 ± 0.57

4.79 ± 0.57

TC, mmol/L

4.78 ± 0.89

4.75 ± 0.88

4.74 ± 0.88

4.70 ± 0.87

4.67 ± 0.87

4.82 ± 0.94

4.70 ± 0.90

4.67 ± 0.89

4.63 ± 0.88

4.60 ± 0.86

TG, mmol/L

1.31 (0.90–1.89)

1.33 (0.90–1.92)

1.30 (0.90–1.89)

1.30 (0.90–1.88)

1.29 (0.89–1.84)

0.99 (0.70–1.40)

0.90 (0.65–1.34)

0.88 (0.64–1.27)

0.85 (0.62–1.23)

0.82 (0.61–1.17)

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.33 ± 0.21

1.33 ± 0.21

1.33 ± 0.21

1.32 ± 0.20

1.32 ± 0.20

1.42 ± 0.23

1.42 ± 0.23

1.43 ± 0.24

1.43 ± 0.23

1.43 ± 0.25

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.79 ± 0.50

2.79 ± 0.50

2.79 ± 0.50

2.78 ± 0.49

2.77 ± 0.49

2.81 ± 0.54

2.77 ± 0.52

2.75 ± 0.52

2.73 ± 0.51

2.72 ± 0.50

ALT, U/L

22.30 (16.30–33.00)

23.00 (16.90–34.00)

23.00 (16.70–34.00)

23.00 (16.40–34.00)

23.10 (16.70–35.30)

15.00 (11.40–20.00)

14.00 (11.00–19.10)

13.80 (10.90–18.60)

13.50 (10.70–18.10)

13.00 (10.30–17.60)

AST, U/L

23.98 ± 7.53

23.68 ± 6.86

23.69 ± 7.38

23.46 ± 7.27

23.50 ± 8.16

22.41 ± 5.58

21.99 ± 5.32

21.83 ± 5.72

21.61 ± 5.32

21.39 ± 5.40

Smoker, %

 Current

2523 (11.09%)

2206 (11.15%)

2515 (10.61%)

2515 (9.86%)

2256 (9.40%)

2 (0.01%)

7 (0.04%)

9 (0.05%)

5 (0.03%)

4 (0.02%)

 Past

487 (2.14%)

444 (2.25%)

506 (2.13%)

546 (2.14%)

542 (2.26%)

4 (0.02%)

5 (0.03%)

3 (0.02%)

6 (0.03%)

4 (0.02%)

 Never

5278 (23.18%)

4307 (21.78%)

5029 (21.21%)

5074 (19.89%)

4830 (20.12%)

4424 (23.41%)

4319 (23.73%)

4310 (21.70%)

3936 (21.23%)

3943 (19.80%)

 Unknown

14,472 (63.59%)

12,816 (64.82%)

15,661 (66.05%)

17,376 (68.11%)

16,383 (68.22%)

14,469 (76.56%)

13,869 (76.20%)

15,530 (78.23%)

14,595 (78.71%)

15,962 (80.16%)

Drinker, %

 Current

341 (1.50%)

255 (1.29%)

261 (1.10%)

244 (0.96%)

217 (0.90%)

5 (0.03%)

7 (0.04%)

4 (0.02%)

3 (0.02%)

10 (0.05%)

 Past

1554 (6.83%)

1441 (7.29%)

1798 (7.58%)

1853 (7.26%)

1739 (7.25%)

98 (0.52%)

112 (0.62%)

117 (0.59%)

124 (0.67%)

99 (0.50%)

 Never

6393 (28.09%)

5261 (26.60%)

5991 (25.27%)

6038 (23.67%)

5672 (23.62%)

4327 (22.90%)

4212 (23.14%)

4201 (21.16%)

3820 (20.60%)

3842 (19.29%)

 Unknown

14,472 (63.58%)

12,816 (64.82%)

15,661 (66.05%)

17,376 (68.11%)

16,383 (68.23%)

14,469 (76.55%)

13,869 (76.20%)

15,530 (78.23%)

14,595 (78.71%)

15,962 (80.16%)

Family history of diabetes, %

 No

22,533 (99.00%)

19,515 (98.70%)

23,356 (98.50%)

25,131 (98.51%)

23,601 (98.29%)

18,411 (97.42%)

17,669 (97.08%)

19,291 (97.17%)

17,997 (97.06%)

19,337 (97.11%)

 Yes

227 (1.00%)

258 (1.30%)

355 (1.50%)

380 (1.49%)

410 (1.71%)

488 (2.58%)

531 (2.92%)

561 (2.83%)

545 (2.94%)

576 (2.89%)

  1. ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate transaminase, BMI Body mass index, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride.
  2. Values are shown as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) or n (percent).