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. 2023 Feb 27;25:e42181. doi: 10.2196/42181

Table 2.

Characteristics of individuals with diabetes at baseline and at the time point of first manifestation of the corresponding complication (N=4259).


Characteristics of individuals at baseline Retinopathy Nephropathy Neuropathy PVDa CeVDb CVDc
Number of individuals, n 4259 59 374 130 123 195 229
Number of individuals without specific complication at/before baseline, n N/Ad 4197 3541 4144 4101 4020 3678
5-year incidence (%) N/A 1.4 10.6 3.1 3.0 4.9 6.2
Demographic data

Sex, n (%)


Female 2,397 (56.3) 33 (55.9) 203 (54.3) 68 (52.3) 52 (42.3) 98 (50.3) 96 (41.9)


Male 1,862 (43.7) 26 (44.1) 171 (45.7) 62 (47.7) 71 (57.7) 97 (49.7) 133 (58.1)

Age (years), mean (SD) 52.9 (9.5) 58.8 (9.8) 59.7 (6.8) 60.7 (7.4) 61.7 (5.7) 60.2 (7.5) 59.8 (6.5)

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 30.6 (5.8) 32.8 (5.0) 31.9 (5.6) 33.3 (6.3) 32.2 (5.9) 31.1 (5.8) 31.6 (6.5)

SBPe (mmHg), mean (SD) 126.6 (13.8) 135.0 (16.3) 130.8 (13.5) 128.6 (11.8) 131.6 (12.6) 130.8 (14.7) 129.7 (14.5)

DBPf (mmHg), mean (SD) 77.7 (7.8) 78.6 (7.4) 78.5 (7.3) 76.6 (5.8) 80.5 (22.5) 78.1 (7.7) 77.8 (6.6)
Biomarkers, mean (SD)

Glucose (mg/dL) 104.72 (15.54) 123.88 (39.55) 113.15 (22.51) 116.98 (25.79) 114.38 (23.62) 107.38 (14.46) 109.09 (15.07)

HbA1cg (%) 6.16 (0.72) 6.79 (1.0) 6.49 (0.87) 6.59 (0.75) 6.39 (0.79) 6.23 (0.72) 6.41 (0.88)

HbA1c (mmol/mol) 43.89 (7.93) 50.75 (10.93) 47.42 (9.56) 48.56 (8.21) 46.36 (8.62) 44.65 (7.85) 46.55 (9.55)

aPVD: peripheral vascular disease.

bCeVD: cerebrovascular disease.

cCVD: cardiovascular disease.

dN/A: not applicable.

eSBP: systolic blood pressure.

fDBP: diastolic blood pressure.

gHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.