Table 1 Comparison of the baseline characteristics among the different groups
From: Study of association of leptin with leukocyte telomere length in a Chinese rural population
Variables | All Subjects (n = 1624) | Female | Male | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 970) | (n = 654) |  |  | ||||
Age (years) | 57.6 ± 10.2 | 56.7 ± 10.0 | 58.9 ± 10.4 | < 0.001 |  | ||
Education (high) n (%) | 476 (29.3%) | 225 (23.2%) | 251 (38.4%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
Smoke yes) n % | 213 (13.1%) | 8 (0.8%) | 205 (31.3%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
Drink (yes) n % | 212 (13.0%) | 51 (5.3%) | 161 (24.6%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
Physical exercise (yes) n % | 531 (32.7%) | 340 (35.1%) | 191 (29.2%) | 0.015 | Â | ||
ΔHOMA-IR |  |  |  |  |  | ||
T1 | 1128 (69.5%) | 635 (65.5%) | 493 (75.4%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
T2 | 496 (30.5%) | 335 (35.5%) | 161 (24.6%) | Â | Â | ||
ΔHOMA-β |  |  |  |  |  | ||
T1 | 846 (52.1%) | 456 (47.0%) | 390 (59.6%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
T2 | 778 (47.9%) | 514 (53.0%) | 264 (40.4%) | Â | Â | ||
ΔQUICKI |  |  |  |  |  | ||
T1 | 1210 (74.5%) | 751 (77.4%) | 459 (70.2%) | < 0.001 |  | ||
T2 | 414 (25.5%) | 219 (22.6%) | 195 (29.8%) | Â | Â | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 6.4 | 25.5 ± 6.4 | 25.0 ± 3.4 | 0.055 |  | ||
SBP (mmHg) | 133.5 ± 27.4 | 136.7 ± 20.6 | 135.5 ± 19.1 | 0.238 |  | ||
DBP (mmHg) | 84.0 ± 18.1 | 85.6 ± 14.1 | 85.8 ± 13.2 | 0.829 |  | ||
FPG (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 2.2 | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 5.9 ± 2.3 | 0.427 |  | ||
TG (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 0.057 |  | ||
TC (mmol/L) | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |  | ||
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |  | ||
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 0.002 |  | ||
ΔADP | -10.2 ± 35.3 | -8.7 ± 26.6 | -12.6 ± 45.1 | 0.028 |  | ||
ΔLEP | -0.9 ± 7.1 | -0.4 ± 8.1 | -1.5 ± 5.1 | 0.046 |  | ||
ΔRLTL | -3.1 ± 6.2 | -3.1 ± 6.3 | -3.0 ± 6.2 | 0.750 |  | ||