Table 2

Associations between 2-hour plasma glucose during the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and all-cause mortality in NHANES 2005–2014 followed through 2015

ExposuresEvent N/
total N
Adjusted HRs (95% CI) of all-cause mortality
Age and sexModel 1*Model 2†
2-hour plasma glucose during
OGTT (per 10 mg/dL increase)
507/87951.04 (1.02 to 1.05)1.03 (1.02 to 1.05)1.03
(1.01 to 1.05)
Categories based on 2-hour plasma glucose during the 75 g OGTT
 Normal glucose tolerance253/6754ReferenceReferenceReference
 Impaired glucose tolerance148/14711.23 (0.93 to 1.62)1.21 (0.92 to 1.59)1.19 (0.90 to 1.59)
 Diabetes106/5702.13 (1.62 to 2.79)1.98 (1.49 to 2.63)1.93 (1.41 to 2.64)
P for trend<0.001<0.001<0.001
  • *HR adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education status, marital status, and smoking.

  • †HR adjusted for BMI, eGFR, history of cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, statin prescription in addition to covariates in model 1.

  • BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.