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. 2015 Dec 14;31(4):387–393. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3556-3

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Population According to Baseline Diabetes and Prior Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Status

Characteristic Individuals without diabetes
N = 1,447,554
Individuals with diabetes
N = 138,507
No Prior CHD Prior CHD No Prior CHD Prior CHD
No. of individuals 1,405,105 42,449 118,952 19,555
Male sex (%) 46.3 64.0 52.0 62.5
Age, years (mean ± SD) 50.8 ± 13.8 69.4 ± 11.5 59.6 ± 12.6 67.9 ± 10.4
Age group (%)
 30–40 24.2 0.7 5.8 0.4
  > 40–50 27.6 5.0 16.6 4.3
  > 50–60 22.9 15.8 27.9 17.4
  > 60–70 13.2 24.0 25.5 30.2
  > 70–80 8.6 33.1 18.6 34.3
  > 80–89 3.4 21.3 5.6 13.4
Ethnic group (%)
 White 62.4 75.5 50 62.2
 Black 7.9 6.6 12.4 10.2
 Hispanic 12.0 5.6 15.4 10.2
 Asian 13.6 6.8 15.8 10.1
 Other 4.1 5.5 5.5 7.3
Lipids (mg/dl)
 Total cholesterol 215.2 ± 40.6 195.9 ± 40.4 207.8 ± 44.6 191.4 ± 44.4
 LDL cholesterol 133.5 ± 34.9 113 ± 32.6 121 ± 34.8 106.7 ± 33.3
 HDL cholesterol 53.6 ± 15.3 48.6 ± 14.3 46.1 ± 12.6 43.1 ± 12.5
 Triglycerides 160 ± 101 167 ± 100 202.7 ± 130 206.7 ± 131
Total Cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl (%) 64.1 40.8 54.3 35.9
LDL Cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dl (%) 52.3 25.2 36.2 20.2
HDL Cholesterol (Females < 50 mg/dl, Males < 40 mg/dl) (%) 29.2 37 49.8 57
Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl (%) 42.6 45.3 58.7 60.1
Statin use (%) 5.5 58.9 31 66.4
Smoking history (%)
 Never 63 42.4 57 40.7
 Ever 37 57.6 43 59.3
 Current 21.9 23.7 20.5 22.7
Hypertension history (%) 22.7 85.2 69.9 93.9
Duration of diabetes 5.1 ± 3.9 7.1 ± 4.5
Duration groups (%)
 0–4 years 55.9 36.8
 5–9 years 31.5 36.0
  > 10 years 12.7 27.2
Hb A1C (%) 8.0 ± 1.9 7.7 ± 1.7
Hb A1C ≥ 9%, (%) 23.1 18.9
Insulin therapy (%) 17.8 31.7
Oral antihypoglycemic therapy (%) 65.1 63.2

Plus-minus values are means ± SD