The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Impaired Fasting Glucose among Children and Adolescents in Urban China: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Different status of FPG† according to sociodemographics (N = 7,143).
Characteristics
Mean FPG‡ (M ± SD, mmol/L)
p Value
IFG§n (%)
p Value
Total participants
4.81 ± 0.53
—
238 (3.3)
—
Sex
—
<0.001
—
<0.001
Male
4.87 ± 0.55
—
167 (4.6)
—
Female
4.74 ± 0.49
—
71 (2.0)
—
Geographical location
Qinling–Huaihe as the boundary
—
<0.001
—
<0.001
Northern area
4.93 ± 0.42
—
203 (4.4)
—
Southern area
4.59 ± 0.62
—
35 (1.4)
—
Provinces/cities
—
<0.001
—
<0.001
Shanghai
4.92 ± 0.45
—
120 (5.7)
—
Guangzhou
4.59 ± 0.62
—
35 (1.4)
—
Tianjin
4.94 ± 0.39
—
83 (3.3)
—
Paternal education level
<0.001
0.071
None/primary
4.95 ± 0.84
—
12 (4.0)
—
Secondary
4.83 ± 0.50
—
185 (3.7)
—
University or above
4.68 ± 0.51
—
31 (2.4)
—
Maternal education level
—
<0.001
—
0.164
None/primary
4.94 ± 0.54
—
19 (3.8)
—
Secondary
4.83 ± 0.52
—
182 (3.6)
—
University or above
4.70 ± 0.54
—
28 (2.5)
—
Note: FPG, fasting plasma glucose; IFG, impaired fasting glucose. †Status of FPG, including mean FPG and IFG. ‡Mean FPG was compared by using t-test or one-way ANOVA. §Prevalence of IFG was compared by using Chi-square test. P values <0.05 are presented in bold.