Baseline characteristics of the three patient groups
| Normal glucose tolerance (n=78) | Abnormal glucose tolerance (n=112) | Diabetes mellitus (n=85) | p Value | |
| Basic characteristics | ||||
| Age in years (mean, SD) | 62.5 (10.0) | 61.6 (11.0) | 61.9 (9.6) | 0.83 |
| Men | 60 (77%) | 88 (79%) | 66 (77%) | 0.96 |
| Previous disorders | ||||
| Myocardial infarction | 6 (8%) | 15 (13%) | 13 (15%) | 0.31 |
| Hypertension | 43 (55%) | 65 (58%) | 45 (53%) | 0.77 |
| CABG | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 5 (6%) | 0.14 |
| PCI | 1 (1%) | 6 (5%) | 3 (4%) | 0.34 |
| Stroke | 4 (5%) | 11 (10%) | 3 (4%) | 0.18 |
| Current smoker | 47 (60%) | 70 (63%) | 47 (55%) | 0.59 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 37 (47%) | 75 (67%) | 53 (62%) | 0.13 |
| Family history of CHD | 7 (9%) | 9 (8%) | 5 (6%) | 0.74 |
| Variable (mean, SD) | ||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.4 (3.0) | 23.9 (2.7) | 23.4 (4.9) | 0.54 |
| HbA1c, % | 5.1 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.6)* | 8.0 (1.8)* † | <0.0001 |
| Admission blood glucose, mg/dl | 149.4 (34.2) | 172.8 (57.6)* | 286.2 (95.4)* † | <0.0001 |
| FPG, mg/dl | 93.6 (9.0) | 99.0 (12.6) | 140.4 (34.2) * | <0.0001 |
| 2 h plasma glucose, mg/dl | 109.8 (30.6) | 183.6 (37.8)* | NA | <0.0001 |
| Cholesterol, mg/dl | 196.1 (39.0) | 201.9 (30.9) | 200.7 (40.9) | 0.57 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 42.5 (9.7) | 40.1 (11.2) | 40.1 (9.3) | 0.28 |
| LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 129.3 (35.5) | 131.2 (27.0) | 132.0 (35.9) | 0.89 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 122.1 (55.8) | 153.1 (68.1)* | 143.4 (48.7) | 0.003 |