Characteristicsa Individuals not reporting diabetes Adults with autoimmune diabetes
No. of subjects 49712 164
Age at baseline, mean, y (SD) 50 (17) 53 (11)
% Men 47 49
% with university education 14 20
BMI, mean, kg/m2 (SD) 25.5 (3.8) 29.1 (5.0)
% Overweight (BMI ≥ 25) 39 41
% Obese (BMI ≥ 30) 12 38
% Physical inactive 33 42
% Heavy smokers 7 5
%With FHD 33 55
WHR, mean (SD) b 0.84 (0.08) 0.87 (0.07)
%With History of High Blood Pressure b 18 16
Triglycerides, mean, mmol/l b 1.71 (1.06) 2.40 (2.25)
HDL-cholesterol, mean, mmol/l b 1.39 (0.39) 1.29 (0.37)
Cholesterol, mean, mmol/l b 5.92 (1.24) 6.08 (1.29)
aBaseline characteristics from either HUNT1 or HUNT2, depending on when the participant entered the study
bThe information is only available from HUNT2-HUNT3 (1995-2008)
Table 1: Baseline characteristics of subjects with adult with autoimmune diabetes and without diabetes: results from HUNT study (1984-2008).