Table 1.
|
Disease duration |
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|
1 year |
8 years |
15 years |
24 years |
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|
(2008 cohort) |
(1999 cohort) |
(1992 cohort) |
(1983 cohort) |
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|
Individuals with diabetes |
Control individuals |
Individuals with diabetes |
Control individuals |
Individuals with diabetes |
Control individuals |
Individuals with diabetes |
Control individuals |
|
n = 141 |
n = 247 |
n = 208 |
n = 381 |
n = 225 |
n = 419 |
n = 265 |
n = 517 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Age (year)† |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16-24 |
45.4 |
44.1 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25-34 |
45.4 |
47.0 |
40.4 |
39.9 |
20.0 |
22.2 |
- |
- |
35-44 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
52.9 |
54.1 |
50.2 |
48.0 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
45-54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29.8 |
29.8 |
50.6 |
48.5 |
55+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31.3 |
33.2 |
Age (years, mean) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Women |
25.6 |
26.9 |
34.5 |
34.4 |
40.7 |
40.2 |
49.8 |
50.2 |
Men |
26.1 |
25.5 |
33.7 |
34.2 |
40.2 |
40.1 |
49.7 |
49.7 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Women |
37.6 |
40.9 |
45.2 |
44.1 |
41.8 |
41.1 |
42.3 |
39.1 |
Level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary school or lower |
71.0 |
56.3* |
55.8 |
50.5 |
65.9 |
59.6 |
67.6 |
61.9 |
Secondary school or higher |
29.0 |
43.7 |
44.2 |
49.5 |
34.1 |
40.4 |
32.4 |
38.1 |
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married or cohabiting |
40.3 |
51.0* |
70.2 |
78.7* |
74.7 |
75.2 |
74.3 |
75.6 |
Not married or cohabiting | 59.7 | 49.0 | 29.8 | 21.3 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 24.4 |
†Age at the end of the year when the respondents received the questionnaire, i.e. 2009 for the 2008 cohort followed-up 1 year after diagnosis and 2007 for the 1983, 1992 and 1999 cohorts followed-up 8, 15 and 24 years after diagnosis.
* Significant differences were found in comparisons between patients with diabetes and control individuals with 95% significance level.