Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all genotyped participants, diabetic cases and non-diabetic controls

Age (years)

58.3 ± 0.24

60.2 ± 0.37

56.5 ± 0.32

< 0.001

Men (%)

43.6

44.6

42.7

0.34

BMI (kg/m²)

24.0 ± 0.07

24.4 ± 0.11

23.5 ± 0.09

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

85.6 ± 0.45

90.5 ± 0.81

80.5 ± 0.28

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

6.30 ± 0.01

8.17 ± 0.04

4.86 ± 0.01

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)⁺

4.76 ± 0.03

4.43 ± 0.04

5.10 ± 0.03

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/l)⁺

1.54 ± 0.02

1.64 ± 0.03

1.46 ± 0.02

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/l)⁺

1.24 ± 0.01

1.16 ± 0.01

1.32 ± 0.01

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/l)⁺

2.69 ± 0.02

2.40 ± 0.03

3.00 ± 0.02

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mmol/l)

126.8 ± 0.38

134.2 ± 0.53

119.4 ± 0.45

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mmol/l)

79.4 ± 0.19

80.7 ± 0.28

78.0 ± 0.26

< 0.001