Table 3.

Baseline Measures of Diabetes Risk, Demographics, and Socioeconomic Status

VariableMean (SD)Variable% (n)
Age in years44 (8.5)Sex
FINDRISC (0 to 20)13.6 (2.6)    Male82 (27)
    Female18 (6)
FINDRISC by Category, as % (n)Race
    Moderate risk: 9 to 1236.4 (12)    African American/Black48.5 (16)
    High risk: 13 to 2063.6 (21)    Asian8.6 (3)
Clinical Measures    Caucasian/White39.4 (13)
    Multiracial3.0 (1)
    Glucose (FPG; mg/dL)99.3 (17.4)Education
    HbA1c (%)5.9 (0.28)    High school degree6.0 (2)
    Some university/College18.2 (6)
    Systolic BP (mm Hg)129.5 (13.5)    College degree45.5 (15)
    Diastolic BP (mm Hg)83.2 (10.4)    Graduate degree30.3 (10)
    Total cholesterol180.4 (43.4)Household Income
    Triglycerides (mg/dL)117.2 (65.1)    <$40,00021.2 (7)
    $40000-$80,00033.3 (11)
    LDL (mg/dL)110.9 (37.4)    > $80,00039.4 (13)
    HDL (mg/dL)50.5 (14.3)Employment Status
    HDL: females54 (12.7)    Employed (Part-time/Full-time)75.8 (25)
    Unemployed (< 1 year)3.0 (1)
    HDL: males37 (12.6)    Homemaker6.1 (2)
    Disabled
Anthropometric measures    Student6.1 (2)
    Weight (kg)106.4 (26.7)9.1 (3)
    BMI (kg/m²)38.0 (8.9)Relationship Status
    Waist circumference (cm)113.7 (18.1)    Partnered/married72.7 (24)
    Dating/In relationship6.1 (2)
    Waist circumference: females112.4 (19.3)    Single18.2 (6)
    Waist circumference: males119.2 (10.4)    Widowed3.0 (1)
  • Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; cm-centimeters; FINDRISC, Finnish Diabetes Risk Test; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; Hb1Ac, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; SD, standard deviation.