Diabetes in the Kokan region of India

Table 1 Anthropometry and body composition

	Diabetic		Non-diabetic		P for diabetic vs non-diabetic
	Men, n = 102	Women, n = 66	Men, n = 68	Women, n = 76	Men	Women
Age
Current age	55.2 (13.1)	57.9 (9.5)	41.7 (12.0)	38.2 (10.2)	0.000	0.000
Age at diagnosis	48.7 (12.1)	50.9 (10.5)
Anthropometry
Height, cm	164.2 (6.4)	151.1 (6.3)	162.7 (8.4)	152.1 (7.7)	0.17	0.13
Weight, kg	64.7 (11.7)	56.6 (12.1)	59.9 (13.5)	50.4 (11.9)	0.27	0.001
BMI, kg/m2	24.0 (3.9)	24.7 (4.9)	22.5 (4.3)	21.7 (4.4)	0.45	0.002
Waist circumference,cm	92.0 (9.9)	87.5 (11.4)	81.3 (12.6)	76.0 (9.8)	0.000	0.000
Hip circumference, cm	94.2 (9.2)	97.3 (11.9)	89.8 (10.3)	89.4 (10.5)	0.22	0.000
WHR	0.98 (0.08)	0.90 (0.09)	0.90 (0.09)	0.85 (0.07)	0.000	0.045
Body composition by bio-impedance
Body fat, %	22.6 (5.7)	35.6 (6.8)	21.3 (6.8)	30.5 (7.2)	0.87	0.026
Body fat, kg	15.2 (6.2)	21.2 (8.4)	14.1 (8.7)	15.7 (6.3)	0.89	0.000
Muscle mass, %	73.2 (5.4)	60.7 (6.4)	72.9 (8.7)	64.4 (10.5)	0.13	0.38
Muscle mass, kg	46.7 (5.9)	33.6 (4.4)	43.4 (8.1)	33.4 (7.1)	0.03	0.19
Visceral fat level	12.1 (4.4)	7.2 (2.6)	8.6 (5.3)	4.6 (2.9)	0.23	0.019
Fat free mass, kg	49.3 (6.3)	35.6 (4.8)	46.1 (8.2)	34.8 (6.3)	0.068	0.057
TBW, %	54.0 (3.6)	46.7 (3.6)	53.5 (3.5)	48.3 (5.7)	0.69	0.077
TBW, kg	34.7 (5.4)	25.6 (4.0)	31.8 (6.0)	24.5 (4.6)	0.12	0.056
BMR, calories/time	1350.2 (188.9)	1059.8 (168.9)	1291.0(231.4)	1043 (185.6)	0.30	0.004

Data are mean (standard deviation). P is adjusted for current age for anthropometry; body composition parameters are already age adjusted.BMI: Body mass index; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio; TBW: Total body water; BMR: Basal metabolic rate.