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. 2014 Nov 8;37(12):3204–3212. doi: 10.2337/dc14-1091

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes by the outcome during follow-upa

Men
Women
No CHD CHD P value No CHD CHD P value
Number of participants 8,029 2,926 14,991 4,488
Age, mean (SE) (years) 50.2 (0.11) 54.1 (0.18) <0.001 51.1 (0.08) 53.9 (0.15) <0.001
Income, mean (SE) ($/family) 18,935 (319) 22,207 (521) <0.001 18,850 (203) 20,273 (371) <0.001
BMI at baseline, mean (SE) (kg/m2) 32.5 (0.09) 33.3 (0.14) <0.001 35.6 (0.07) 35.7 (0.12) 0.36
BMI during follow-up, mean (SE) (kg/m2) 32.3 (0.08) 33.2 (0.13) <0.001 35.5 (0.07) 35.7 (0.12) 0.18
BMI at last visit, mean (SE) (kg/m2) 32.2 (0.09) 33.0 (0.14) <0.001 35.3 (0.07) 35.4 (0.13) 0.42
Race, N (%) <0.001 <0.001
 African American 4,731 (58.9) 1,369 (46.8) 9,168 (61.2) 2,380 (53.0)
 White 3,298 (41.1) 1,557 (53.2) 5,823 (38.8) 2,108 (47.0)
HbA1c, mean [% (mmol/mol)] 8.02 (64) 7.99 (64) 0.59 7.51 (59) 7.71 (61) <0.001
HDL cholesterol, mean (SE) (mg/dL) 39.5 (0.1) 38.8 (0.2) 0.006 46.0 (0.1) 45.0 (0.2) <0.001
LDL cholesterol, mean (SE) (mg/dL) 109 (0.5) 105 (0.8) <0.001 116 (0.3) 113 (0.6) <0.001
Triglycerides, mean (SE) (mg/dL) 151 (1.0) 160 (1.7) <0.001 140 (0.6) 149 (1.2) <0.001
GFR, N (%) (mL/min/1.73 m2) <0.001 <0.001
 ≥90 4,261 (53.1) 1,215 (41.5) 7,256 (48.4) 1,824 (40.7)
 60–89 2,977 (37.1) 1,208 (41.3) 6,027 (40.2) 1,820 (40.5)
 30–59 656 (8.2) 430 (14.7) 1,539 (10.3) 752 (16.8)
 15–29 84 (1.0) 52 (1.8) 113 (0.7) 73 (1.6)
 <15 51 (0.6) 21 (0.7) 56 (0.4) 19 (0.4)
Current smoker, N (%) 2,930 (36.5) 987 (33.7) 0.014 3,808 (25.4) 1,178 (26.3) 0.46
Types of insurance, N (%) <0.001 <0.001
 Free 5,999 (74.7) 1,969 (67.3) 12,559 (83.8) 3,399 (75.7)
 Self-pay 698 (8.7) 141 (4.8) 601 (4.0) 125 (2.8)
 Medicaid 368 (4.6) 150 (5.1) 692 (4.6) 325 (7.3)
 Medicare 732 (9.1) 591 (20.2) 844 (5.6) 561 (12.5)
 Commercial 232 (2.9) 75 (2.6) 295 (2.0) 78 (1.7)
Uses of medications, N %
 Glucose-lowering medication 5,196 (64.7) 1,989 (68.0) <0.001 9,730 (64.9) 3,085 (68.7) <0.001
 Lipid-lowering medication 3,852 (48.0) 1,879 (64.2) <0.001 8,188 (54.6) 2,994 (66.7) <0.001
 Antihypertensive medication 5,495 (68.4) 2,183 (74.6) <0.001 11,017 (73.5) 3,484 (77.6) <0.001

aData represent means or percentages. All data except age are adjusted for age and race.