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Table 1 —

Distributions of selected variables by diabetes status at baseline, the Iowa Women’s Health Study, 1986

VariableDiabetes status
NoneType 1Type 2
n 30,377 47 1,682 
Age (years) 61.5 60.9 62.3* 
Waist-to-hip ratio 0.833 0.834 0.900* 
BMI (kg/m226.7 25.8 30.5* 
Alcohol consumption (g/week) 3.90 2.31 1.84* 
Energy intake (kcal/day) 1,802 1,810 1,751* 
Vitamin D intake (IU/day) 411 486 415 
Calcium intake (g/day) 1,097 1,055 1,079 
Protein intake (g/day) 80.6 81.5 84.7* 
Low physical activity (%) 47.0 46.7 55.9* 
Smoking status (%)    
 Current 15.2 11.1 12.0 
 Former 19.4 22.2 21.3 
 Never 65.4 66.7 66.7* 
Estrogen use (%)    
 Current 11.4 4.4 7.8 
 Former 27.7 28.9 27.5 
 Never 60.9 66.7 64.7* 
VariableDiabetes status
NoneType 1Type 2
n 30,377 47 1,682 
Age (years) 61.5 60.9 62.3* 
Waist-to-hip ratio 0.833 0.834 0.900* 
BMI (kg/m226.7 25.8 30.5* 
Alcohol consumption (g/week) 3.90 2.31 1.84* 
Energy intake (kcal/day) 1,802 1,810 1,751* 
Vitamin D intake (IU/day) 411 486 415 
Calcium intake (g/day) 1,097 1,055 1,079 
Protein intake (g/day) 80.6 81.5 84.7* 
Low physical activity (%) 47.0 46.7 55.9* 
Smoking status (%)    
 Current 15.2 11.1 12.0 
 Former 19.4 22.2 21.3 
 Never 65.4 66.7 66.7* 
Estrogen use (%)    
 Current 11.4 4.4 7.8 
 Former 27.7 28.9 27.5 
 Never 60.9 66.7 64.7* 

Data are n or %.

*

P < 0.01 for overall difference among diabetes status groups.

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