Characteristics of the study population according to pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes status.

<p>Mean and ± standard deviation are shown for continuous variables. Age, triglycerides, HbA_1c, FPG, insulin, CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, adiponectin, leptin and resistin are shown as a median (interquartile range). Numbers and % (in brackets) for categorical variables will vary in different analyses as some variables have missing values.</p><p>¹Pre-diabetes: HbA_1c levels 5.7–6.4% (39–46 mmol/mol) or FPG levels 5.6–6.9 mmol/l.</p><p>²Type 2 diabetes: HbA_1c ≥6.5% (≥48 mmol/mol) or FPG ≥7.0 mmol/l.</p><p>³MetS features: WC (HIGH), triglycerides ≥1.7, HDL-C (LOW), BP ≥130/85 or Rx and insulin 75^th percentile.</p><p>Characteristics of the study population according to pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes status.