Table 1: Descriptive results from cases and controls. BMI (Body Mass Index), FBG (Fasting Blood Glucose), Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c), Standard Deviation (SD).

   -    Pre-DM Classification Based on FBG    -    -    Pre-DM Classification Based on Hb1Ac    -    -
   -    Cases (n=435)    Controls (n=525)    P- value    Cases (n=99)    Controls (n=861)    P- value
   -    Mean (SD)    Mean (SD)    Mean (SD)    Mean (SD)    -
   Age    51 (6.9)    48 (7.4)    0.0001    52 (7.0)    49 (7.3)    0.0001
   BMI (kg/m2)    29.1 (4.7)    28.1 (4.7)    0.001    29.4 (4.6)    28.5 (4.4)    0.1
   HbA1c (%)    5.0 (0.9)    4.6 (0.7)    0.0001    6.2 (1.04)    4.6 (0.7)    0.0001
   Glucose (mg/dl)    108.6 (6.7)    91.1 (6.3)    0.0001    104.9 (11.7)    98.3 (10.7)    0.0001
   Triglycerides (mg/dl)    200.3 (141.3)    165.6 (82.5)    0.0001    184.3(101.0)    181.0 (151.3)    0.77