Table 1.
Subject descriptive characteristics by type 2 diabetes status
| Variables |
Diabetes (N = 11,236) |
No diabetes (N = 54,365) |
|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Gender |
|
|
| Male |
5813 (51.7) |
28019 (51.5) |
| Female |
5423 (48.3) |
26346 (48.5) |
| Mean age (years) (IQR) |
62.9 (53–73) |
63.2 (53–72) |
| Age group |
|
|
| 30–49 years |
1940 (17.3) |
9760 (18.0) |
| 50–59 years |
2681 (23.9) |
12832 (23.6) |
| 60–69 years |
3110 (27.7) |
14294 (26.3) |
| 70–79 years |
2409 (21.4) |
10711 (19.7) |
| ≥80 years |
1096 (9.8) |
6768 (12.4) |
| Smoking status |
|
|
| Ever |
7579 (67.5) |
36427 (67.0) |
| Never |
3657 (32.5) |
17938 (33.0) |
| Diabetes diagnosis period |
|
|
| 1995–1999 |
2486 (22.1) |
12123 (22.3) |
| 2000–2004 |
4657 (41.4) |
22581 (41.5) |
| 2005–2009 |
4093 (36.4) |
19661 (36.2) |
| MESA residency |
|
|
| No |
9036 (80.4) |
43871 (80.7) |
| Yes |
2200 (19.6) |
10494 (19.3) |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) (IQR) |
33.4 (28–37) |
28.9 (26–39) |
| Have insurance |
8881 (79.0) |
40852 (75.1) |
| Visit frequency during 2 years before diabetes |
|
|
| 0-5 |
2285 (20.3) |
15848 (29.2) |
| 6-10 |
2367 (21.1) |
13093 (24.1) |
| 11-20 |
3146 (28.0) |
1411 (26.0) |
| >20 |
3438 (30.6) |
11308 (20.8) |
| Visit frequency during 2 years after diabetes |
|
|
| 0-5 |
1175 (10.5) |
21396 (39.4) |
| 6-10 |
1523 (13.6) |
10286 (18.9) |
| 11-20 |
3223 (28.7) |
11492 (21.1) |
| >20 |
5315 (47.3) |
11191 (20.6) |
| Mean observation time (IQR) |
|
|
| Years Before Diabetes onset |
16.6 (6.1–26.1) |
16.3 (5.7–26.2) |
| Years After Diabetes onset |
7.4 (4.4–10.0) |
6.1 (2.8–8.8) |
| Comorbidities |
|
|
| Myocardial infarction |
208 (1.9) |
609 (1.1) |
| Coronary heart disease |
590 (5.3) |
1380 (2.5) |
| Peripheral vascular disease |
272 (2.4) |
984 (1.8) |
| Cardiovascular disease |
351 (3.1) |
1290 (2.4) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease |
1069 (9.5) |
3106 (5.7) |
| Rheumatic heart disease |
200 (1.8) |
999 (1.8) |
| Renal disease |
207 (1.8) |
713 (1.3) |
| Cancer |
|
|
| Breast1 |
543 (10.0) |
2282 (8.7) |
| Colon |
|
|
| Men2 |
173 (3.0) |
642 (2.3) |
| Women1 |
129 (2.4) |
548 (2.1) |
| Prostate2 | 600 (10.3) | 2832 (10.1) |
IQR, interquartile range; MESA, Marshfield Epidemiologic Study Area; BMI, body mass index.
1Women only, N = 5,423 with diabetes and 26,346 without diabetes.
2Men only, N = 5,813 with diabetes and 28,019 without diabetes.