Table 2. Patient characteristics at baseline (n = 10058).
Patient characteristics | Number of patients with observation (%) | Mean ± standard deviation |
Age (years) | 66.7±12.2 | |
Male gender | 4805 (47.8) | |
Diabetes duration (years) | 4 (2; 8)* | |
<3 | 3466 (34.5) | |
3-10 | 5091 (50.6) | |
>10 | 1501 (14.9) | |
HbA1c (%(mmol/mol)) | 8602 (85.6) | 6.9 (52)±1.0 (8) |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6587 (65.5) | 2.4±0.9 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 8596 (85.5) | 143.1±20.8 |
Albumin:creatinine ratio (mg/mmol) | 4699 (46.7) | 5.0±15.1 |
Treated with glucose lowering drugs | 8450 (84.0) | |
Treated with lipid lowering drugs | 7466 (74.2) | |
Treated with blood pressure lowering drugs | 7587 (75.4) | |
History of cardiovascular morbidity | 1970 (19.6) | |
History of malignancy | 721 (7.2) | |
History of psychological comorbidity | 379 (3.8) |
- median (25th and 75th percentiles).