Characteristics of participants by the latent BMI pattern classes
| Variable | Low increasing | Medium increasing | High increasing | P value |
| N | 5136 | 1914 | 239 | |
| Age, year | 31.8 (6.9) | 30.8 (6.6) | 29.5 (6.3) | ＜0.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 2467 (48.0) | 936 (48.9) | 113 (47.3) | 0.859 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.8 (1.9) | 23.7 (2.5) | 28.0 (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Smoker, n (%)* | 678 (30.4) | 376 (34.8) | 50 (28.4) | 0.027 |
| Drinker, n (%)* | 149 (7.5) | 104 (11.0) | 18 (11.2) | 0.004 |
| Follow-up years | 11.3 (5.4) | 11.7 (5.2) | 10.7 (4.8) | 0.004 |
| FPG†, mmol/L | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.7 (1.6) | 6.2 (2.0) | <0.001 |
| Hb1Ac†, % | 5.6 (0.7) | 5.9 (1.0) | 6.2 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| Hyperglycemia† | 542 (10.6) | 355 (18.5) | 74 (31.0) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes† | 95 (1.8) | 82 (4.3) | 27 (11.3) | <0.001 |
| Prediabetes† | 447 (8.7) | 273 (14.3) | 47 (19.7) | <0.001 |
Data are means±SD, or n (%). All characteristics are baseline characteristics unless otherwise indicated.
*Rate was calculated after removing missing value
†Follow-up information
BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; Hb1Ac, hemoglobin A1c.