Table 1.
Baseline characteristics. Values are medians (interquartile ranges) or number (%)
| Variable |
Men n = 704 |
Women n = 619 |
Total n = 1323 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 63.6 (54.1-71.4) | 67.5 (57.8-75.4) | 65.3 (55.8-73.6) |
| Diagnostic plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 13.7 (10.8-16.9) | 13.7 (10.5-17.0) | 13.7 (10.7-17.0) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.1 (5.2-6.9) | 6.3 (5.6-7.3) | 6.2 (5.4-7.1) |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.96 (1.38-3.01) | 1.97 (1.42-2.85) | 1.96 (1.40-2.91) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 144 (130-160) | 155 (140-170) | 150 (130-160) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.0 (26.3-31.7) | 29.6 (26.0-33.7) | 29.2 (26.2-32.8) |
| Urinary albumin (mg/ml) | 13.3 (7.0-36.0) | 9.7 (4.8-21.1) | 11.6 (5.8-29.1) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 214 (31.3) | 178 (29.4) | 392 (30.4) |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 33 (5.3) | 23 (4.2) | 56 (4.8) |
| Peripheral neuropathy | 139 (20.0) | 112 (18.4) | 251 (19.3) |
| Known cancer | 26 (3.8) | 51 (8.4) | 77 (6.0) |
| Smoking | |||
| Never | 90 (13.2) | 295 (48.8) | 385 (29.9) |
| Former | 299 (43.8) | 147 (24.3) | 446 (34.6) |
| Current | 294 (43.0) | 163 (26.9) | 457 (35.5) |
| Physical activity | |||
| Low | 158 (23.2) | 191 (31.5) | 349 (27.1) |
| Moderate | 455 (66.9) | 396 (65.2) | 851 (66.1) |
| High | 67 (9.9) | 20 (3.3) | 87 (6.8) |