Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of High-Risk and Low-Risk Patients in Whom a First Capillary Fasting Plasma Glucose Level Was Measured

CharacteristicHigh-Risk Patients (n=3,335)Low-Risk Patients (n=398)PValue
BMI=body mass index; cFPG1=first capillary fasting plasma glucose; GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus.
a Conversion factor to SI units: ×0.0555.
b Missing=225.
c Missing=2,342.
d Missing=2,726.
Sex (male), No. (%)1,411 (42.3)168 (42.2).97
Age, mean (SD), years58.2 (8.2)57.5 (7.2).07
cFPG1
    cFPG1, mean (SD), mg/dLa99.1 (21.6)93.7 (10.8)<.001
    cFPG1 110–126 mg/dL, No. (%)394 (11.8)16 (4.0)<.001
    cFPG1 ≥126 mg/dL, No. (%)172 (5.2)6 (1.5)<.001
BMIb
    BMI, mean (SD), kg/m228.0 (4.5)23.5 (2.2)<.001
    BMI >27 kg/m2, No. (%)1,786 (57.4)0
Risk factors
    Hypertension, No. (%)814 (24.4)0
    Cardiovascular disease, No. (%)499 (15.0)0
    Lipid metabolism disorders,c No. (%)319 (32.1)0
    Family history of diabetes, No. (%)1,288 (38.6)0
    History of GDM,d No. (%)17 (2.8)0