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Table 3 Associations of lifestyle factors and FPG trajectory groups

From: 6-Year trajectory of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and mortality risk among individuals with normal FPG at baseline: a prospective cohort study

Lifestyle factors

Low-increasing vs stable

High-increasing vs stable

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Smoking status

  

 Never

Reference

Reference

 Former

0.99 (0.87, 1.12)

1.05 (0.78, 1.43)

 Current

0.96 (0.88, 1.04)

1.23 (0.99, 1.53)

Drinking status

  

 Never

Reference

Reference

 Former

1.13 (0.93, 1.39)

1.02 (0.65, 1.63)

 Current

1.18 (1.08, 1.28)***

1.25 (1.01, 1.54)*

Physical activity

  

 Inactive

Reference

Reference

 Moderate

0.97 (0.90, 1.04)

0.91 (0.73, 1.13)

 Active

0.93 (0.86, 1.00)*

0.79 (0.65, 0.97)*

Body mass index, kg/m2

  

 < 24

Reference

Reference

 24–28

1.54 (1.44, 1.66)***

2.49 (2.04, 3.04)***

 ≥ 28

1.93 (1.66, 2.24)***

4.83 (3.54, 6.59)***

Dietary habits

  

 Non-daily eating fruits and vegetables

Reference

Reference

 Eating both fruits and vegetables daily

1.00 (0.94, 1.06)

0.96 (0.81, 1.13)

Waist circumference (WC)

 

 WC < 90 cm (male)/85 cm (female)

Reference

Reference

 WC ≥ 90 cm (male)/85 cm (female)

1.01 (0.90, 1.13)

1.27 (1.01, 1.60)*

Number of healthy lifestyle factors

 

 0–1

Reference

Reference

 2–3

0.80 (0.67, 0.95)**

0.66 (0.47, 0.92)*

 4

0.74 (0.63, 0.89)***

0.48 (0.34, 0.68)***

 5

0.64 (0.53, 0.76)***

0.30 (0.20, 0.43)***

 6

0.61 (0.51, 0.73)***

0.20 (0.13, 0.32)***

  1. Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education level, baseline FPG levels, hypertension, dyslipidemia, self-reported cancer at baseline, self-reported cardiovascular disease at baseline
  2. Significance levels: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001