Table 3

Characteristics of the ‘DEGS1—cross-sectional sample’ (N=6048) stratified by status of prevalent undiagnosed diabetes

GDRS componentsDEGS1—cross-sectional samplep Value
Participants with prevalent undiagnosed diabetes (n=128)Participants without prevalent undiagnosed diabetes (n=5920)
Age (years)58.6 (55.7 to 61.5)45.8 (45.3 to 46.3)<0.01
Height (cm)171.6 (169.5 to 173.8)170.7 (170.3 to 171.1)0.41
Waist circumference (cm)108.0 (104.9 to 111.1)88.7 (88.1 to 89.3)<0.01
Hypertension (%)65.9 (54.8 to 75.5)29.8 (28.5 to 31.2)<0.01
Sport activity (hours/day)1.0 (0.7 to 1.3)1.4 (1.4 to 1.5)<0.01
Former smoker of <20 cigarettes/day (%)9.9 (5.5 to 17.1)17.7 (16.4 to 19.1)0.03
Former smoker of ≥20 cigarettes/day (%)25.5 (15.7 to 38.5)10.1 (9.2 to 11.1)<0.01
Current smoker of <20 cigarettes/day (%)12.4 (7.2 to 20.7)22.2 (20.8 to 23.7)0.02
Current smoker of ≥20 cigarettes/day (%)14.2 (8.4 to 23.2)7.9 (6.9 to 9.0)0.03
Wholegrain intake (each 50 g/day)1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)1.2 (1.2 to 1.3)0.59
Coffee consumption (each 150 g/day)3.1 (2.5 to 3.6)3.3 (3.1 to 3.4)0.46
Red meat intake (each 150 g/day)0.4 (0.3 to 0.4)0.3 (0.3 to 0.3)0.18
One parent with diabetes (%)*39.8 (28.1 to 52.8)22.2 (20.7 to 23.7)<0.01
Both parents with diabetes (%)*5.5 (2.3 to 12.5)1.7 (1.3 to 2.2)<0.01
One or more siblings with diabetes (%)†5.05.0
GDRS (points)736.6 (705.5 to 767.7)485.9 (479.0 to 492.8)<0.01
Predicted 5-year diabetes risk (%)11.3 (8.6 to 14.9)1.0 (1.0 to 1.1)<0.01
  • Values are given as weighted percentage (95% CI), weighted arithmetic mean (95% CI) or, in case of predicted 5-year diabetes risk, as weighted geometric mean (95% CI). Differences in proportions and means between groups were assessed by χ² test or ANOVA.

  • *Missing information (n=13 with undiagnosed diabetes, n=367 without undiagnosed diabetes) is replaced by a constant reflecting the prevalence of parental history of diabetes among participants with available information.

  • †Information was not available and is substituted by a constant reflecting the prevalence of a sibling history of diabetes in EPIC-Potsdam.

  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; DEGS1, German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults; EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; GDRS, German Diabetes Risk Score.