Table 1—

Baseline characteristics of 9,014 patients in the LIPID study by glucose status

Characteristic	Diabetes	IFG	NFG
n	1,077	940	6,997
Age (years)	64 (57–68)	63 (55–67.5)	62 (55–67)
Age-group (years)
≥65	45	40	38
Sex
Female	19	15	17
Qualifying event
Myocardial infarction	63	62	64
Unstable angina	37	38	36
Coronary risk factors
Current smoker	9	11	9
History of hypertension	52	46	39
Obesity	32	25	15
Other vascular disease
Claudication	15	10	9
History of stroke	6	6	3
Drug use
Insulin	10	0	0
Oral hypoglycemic	38	0	0

Data are percent of median (interquartile range). * The differences in the proportions among the three groups were significant (χ² test for heterogeneity P < 0.05) for all baseline characteristics.