Predictors of conversion from prediabetic state to type 2 diabetes mellitus in Jordan

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Figures & data

Table 1 Clinical and relevant characteristics of study participants, N = 1002.

Variable	Mean	S.D	Median	Range
Weight at baseline (kg)	82,14	15.9	81	35–142
Weight at data collection (kg)	80,145	16	78	41–152
Height at baseline (cm)	159,278	8.4	158	134–192
Height at data collection (cm)	159,449	8.2	158	141–192
BMI at baseline (kg/m^2)	32.705	5.7	32	19–57.1
BMI data collection (kg/m^2)	31.869	5.7	31	17.5–57
W.C at baseline (cm)	99.858	11.8	100	67–141
W.C data collection (cm)	96.201	11.6	96	54–142
HbA1c at baseline (%)	5.8	0.3	5.8	4.4–6.1
HbA1c data collection (%)	5.7	0.54	5.7	4–11.8
FBS at baseline (mg/dl)	105.5	10	104	78.8–119.6
FBS data collection (mg/dl)	106.379	13.3	105	69–170
RBS at baseline(mg/dl)	153.9	20.8	152	90–199
RBS data collection (mg/dl)	140.3	25	140	69–270

Table 2 Characteristics among study participants who are having complications, N = 1002.

Variable		Frequency	%
Dyslipidaemia	NO	478	47.7
	YES	524	52.3
HTN	NO	561	55.3
	YES	453	44.7
History of Cardiac Disease	NO	951	94.9
	YES	51	5.1
HTN Medication	No	594	59.3
	Yes	408	40.7

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of significant factors associated with patients converted to diabetes, N = 1002.

Variable		Frequency	%	HR	(95%CI)	P-Value^*
Gender:	Male	219	21.9	1	0.37–0.81	0.003
	Female	783	78.1	0.55
Education	Less than BSC	612	61.1	1	0.45–1.02	0.006
	Higher than BSC	390	38.9	0.68
Smoking:	No	809	80.7	1	1.006–2.33	0.047
	YES	193	19.3	1.53
Waist circumference at baseline				1.02	1.005–1.04	0.009
Fasting blood sugar				1.03	1.02–1.05	<0.001
Glucose at baseline				1.02	1.002–1.03	0.029
HbA1C at baseline				3.36	1.80–6.27	<0.001
Family history of diabetes	No	539	53.8	1	0.66–0.95	0.84
	YES	463	46.2	0.93
Biguanides	NO			1	0.76–1.75	0.317
	YES			1.15

* Significance level was set at (P value = 0.05).