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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of Swedish men with normal glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes

From: Increased DNA methylation levels of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 gene are associated with type 2 diabetes in Swedish men

Characteristic

Non-diabetic subjects

Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes receiving treatment

N

242

89

75

(FHD −/+)

(178/64)

(26/63)

(12/63)

Age (years)

58 (57–58)

58 (57–59)

59 (58–60)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.1 (25.9–26.3)

29.3 (28.4–30.3)***

30.5 (29.4–31.5)***

WC (cm)

93.2 (92.4–94.0)

101.8 (99.4–104.3)***

103.7 (101.2–106.2)***

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.0 (4.9–5.1)

7.6 (7.1–8.1)***

8.3 (8.1–9.0)***

Insulin (pmol/L)

96.7 (91.9–101.8)

166.1 (150.0–157.8)***

160.0 (140.0–181.8)***

SBP (mmHg)

135 (134–138)

145 (141–149)***

145 (141–149)***

DBP (mmHg)

83 (82–84)

88 (86–90)***

87 (85–89)*

IGF-I (ug/L)

171 (162–180)

162 (151–172)

156(147–166)

  1. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FHD, family history of diabetes; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  2. P values: * < 0.05, ** < 0.01 and *** < 0.001.