Table 1.
| Parameter | Total population | Males | Females |
| Number | 4020 | 2140 | 1880 |
| Age (years) a | 61.8 (8.1) | 61.2 (8.1) | 62.2 (8.0) |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 8.4 (6.8) | 8.2 (6.9) | 8.6 (6.7) |
| Current smoking (%) c | 15.0 | 18.9 | 10.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) a | 30.7 (5.2) | 30.0 (4.5) | 31.6 (5.8) |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) systolic | 139 (17) | 139 (17) | 140 (18) |
| - diastolic | 82 (9) | 82 (9) | 82 (9) |
| Blood glucose (mmol/l) fasting | 7.6 (2.5) | 7.6 (2.5) | 7.5 (2.4) |
| - postprandialb | 9.2 (2.8) | 9.3 (2.8) | 9.0 (2.7) |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.0 (1.2) | 7.0 (1.3) | 7.0 (1.2) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) a | 5.5 (1.2) | 5.4 (1.2) | 5.7 (1.2) |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) a | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.4 (1.0) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) a | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.4) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) b | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.3 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.7) |
| Creatinine (μmol/l) a | 82.9 (19.5) | 89.2 (18.9) | 75.7 (17.6) |
| Hypertension (%) | 91.3 | 91.3 | 91.4 |
| Low HDL-cholesterol (%) | 9.3 | 10.0 | 8.4 |
| Hypertriglyceridaemia (%) | 55.4 | 56.5 | 54.1 |
| Obesity (%) a | 49.8 | 44.4 | 55.9 |
| Only diabetes (%) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Antihypertensive therapy (%) | 72.9 | 71.2 | 74.8 |
| Medical treatment of diabetes (%) | |||
| - oral drugs | 42.3 | 44.1 | 40.4 |
| - insulin treatment | 44.8 | 41.0 | 44.9 |
| Therapy with statins (%) a | 27.9 | 29.3 | 26.2 |
| Therapy with fibrates (%) | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Baseline characteristics of the DIG population divided by sex. Data are mean (SD) and %. Gender differences a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01; c p < 0.001.