Table 2

Diabetic and cardiovascular risk factors in GGT RFS by sex and AUSDRISK category

AUSDRISK category
0–56–89–1112–1516–1920–36
Annual incidence of type 2 diabetes (%)0.20.40.71.53.07.8
Males
 Number of observations (%)10 (1.8)77 (13.7)180 (32.1)134 (23.9)107 (19.1)53 (9.5)
 Age (years)41.847.857.261.061.565.5
 Weight (kg)87.781.581.684.597.2105.1
 BMI (kg/m2)27.926.126.627.631.534.6
 Waist circumference (cm)92.291.694.498.8110.6118.8
 FPG (mmol/L)5.25.25.25.35.65.8
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.25.75.65.45.15.0
 HDL (mmol/L)1.41.41.41.31.21.2
 LDL (mmol/L)3.23.63.53.33.12.9
 Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.31.51.61.71.92.0
 Systolic BP (mm Hg)120.4124.5130.2137.2143.2149.3
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg)79.380.379.379.482.484.0
 MetS (%)11.114.726.841.664.983.3
Females
 Number of observations (%)98 (15.6)161 (25.6)117 (18.6)154 (24.5)75 (11.9)23 (3.7)
 Age (years)46.356.156.761.361.665.0
 Weight (kg)65.267.574.180.088.892.4
 BMI (kg/m2)24.225.628.130.734.036.5
 Waist circumference (cm)77.881.688.096.9104.6113.2
 FPG (mmol/L)4.95.05.15.25.55.7
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.15.85.55.95.55.3
 HDL (mmol/L)1.81.81.61.61.41.4
 LDL (mmol/L)2.83.43.23.53.23.1
 Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.01.21.51.81.91.9
 Systolic BP (mm Hg)117.0126.3132.0137.8141.1141.2
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg)71.774.377.376.777.873.4
 MetS (%)4.411.828.353.164.789.5
  • AUSDRISK, Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT RFS, Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MetS, metabolic syndrome.