Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of starters and switchers in the Netherlands and Denmark.
| Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starters n (%) | Switchers n (%) | |
| Total, N | 5,053,024 | 153,797 |
| Age categories, y | ||
| 10-20 | 1,390,214 (27.51) | 61,209 (39.80) |
| 21-30 | 1,846,127 (36.54) | 53,781 (34.97) |
| 31-40 | 1,166,696 (23.09) | 27,853 (18.11) |
| 41-49 | 649,987 (12.86) | 10,954 (7.12) |
| Denmark | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total, N | 855,617 | 82,929 |
| Age categories, y | ||
| 10-20 | 384,755 (44.97) | 44,660 (53.85) |
| 21-30 | 208,918 (24.42) | 19,374 (23.36) |
| 31-40 | 195,251 (22.82) | 1548 (18.67) |
| 41-49 | 66,693 (7.79) | 3413 (4.12) |
| Obesitya | 4596 (0.54) | 150 (0.18) |
| CVD | 345 (0.04) | 17 (0.02) |
| Diabetes | 688 (0.08) | 62 (0.07) |
| COPD or asthma | 907 (0.11) | 94 (0.11) |
| Fractures or trauma | 5248 (0.61) | 552 (0.67) |
| Cancer | 231 (0.03) | 15 (0.02) |
| Liver disease | 104 (0.01) | ≤5 (0.00) |
| Osteoporosis | 47 (0.01) | ≤5 (0.00) |
| Renal failure | 63 (0.01) | ≤5 (0.00) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease.
a
Obesity, body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2.