Table 1.
Characteristics of women aged 70-81 years, according to type 2 diabetes. Figures are percentage of respondents unless stated otherwise*
| Without diabetes | With diabetes | |
|---|---|---|
| No of participants | 17 605 | 1394 |
| Mean age (years) | 74.2 | 74.2 |
| Masters or doctorate degree | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| History of hypertension | 53.2 | 78.1 |
| History of hypercholesterolaemia | 64.0 | 75.5 |
| History of heart disease | 5.2 | 15.2 |
| Obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) | 15.3 | 38.8 |
| Self perceived low energy (<55 in SF-36 energy-fatigue index) | 13.4 | 24.7 |
| Self perceived depression (<52 in SF-36 mental health index) | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| Current antidepressant use | 5.3 | 7.9 |
| Current regular aspirin use | 37.8 | 42.0 |
| Current regular use of other non-steroidal inflammatory drugs | 17.1 | 18.2 |
| Current use of vitamin E | 41.9 | 37.2 |
| Current use of postmenopausal hormone | 32.6 | 22.0 |
| Mean (SD) age at menopause in years | 48.3 (6.4) | 47.7 (6.8) |
| Median physical activity in metabolic equivalents/week (25th-75th centile) | 9.8 (3.2-21.9) | 4.3 (1.0-14.0) |
| Current smoking | 8.7 | 6.0 |
| Median alcohol intake in g/day (25th-75th centile) | 1.0 (0.0-6.4) | 0.0 (0.0-0.9) |
*
Characteristics from questionnaire immediately before baseline cognitive test. Type 2 diabetes defined as diagnosis at any time before baseline cognitive test.