Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 2477(44.4) |
| Women | 3101(55.6) | |
| Age (Years) | Mean ± SD | 51.4±13.7 |
| ≤50 | 2434(43.7) | |
| >50 | 3144(56.3) | |
| BMI (kg/m 2) | Mean ± SD | 27.9±5.9 |
| Normal weight <25 | 1632(29.2) | |
| Overweight 25-29.9 | 1906(34.1) | |
| Obesity ≥ 30.0 | 2040(36.5) | |
| Smoking | Current | 715(12.8) |
| Ex-smoker | 409(7.3) | |
| Never | 4454(79.8) | |
| Type of diabetes | Type 1 | 536(9.6) |
| Type 2 | 5042(90.4) | |
| Insulin use | 4007(71.8) | |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | Mean ± SD | 8.7±6.9 |
| ≤5 | 2104(37.7) | |
| >5 | 3474(62.2) | |
| Hypertension | 5003(89.6) | |
| New hypertension | 2529 (45.3) | |
| Controlled hypertension | 2414 (48.2)* | |
*
of hypertensive patients.