Table 2.
Demography and health (n=1033)
| Age, mean (SD) | 67.1 (10.4) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 636 (61.6) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 31.8 (6.3) |
| EQ-5D, mean (SD) | 0.8 (0.2) |
| HbA1c (%), mean (SD) | 7.6 (1.3) |
| HbA1c mmol/mol, mean (SD) | 59.7 (13.9) |
| LDL mmol/L, mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.8) |
| S-cholesterol mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.1 (1.0) |
| Diabetes duration, years, mean (SD) | 15.6 (7.6) |
| 5-year CVD event risk, mean (SD) | 26.7 (15.4) |
| High BP (>130/80 mm Hg), n (%) | 594 (58.1) |
| Smoker, n (%) | 160 (16.0) |
| Hypoglycemic events, n (%) | |
| Non-severe, the past week | |
| None | 352 (45.2) |
| 1–5 | 377 (48.5) |
| >6 | 33 (4.3) |
| Severe, in a lifetime, n (%) | |
| None | 61 (78.9) |
| 1 | 81 (10.4) |
| >1 | 73 (9.4) |
| Self-measured blood glucose, per week, n (%) | |
| None/do not know | 174 (21.8) |
| 1–6 | 317 (39.8) |
| 7 or more | 183 (23.0) |
| Complications, n (%) | |
| Foot wound | 58 (5.8) |
| Amputation (foot/leg) | 19 (1.9) |
| Retinopathy, mild | 353 (35.2) |
| Retinopathy, severe | 50 (5.0) |
| Renal failure | 43 (4.6) |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 36 (4.5) |
| Vascular surgery, n (%) | 65 (6.7) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Primary school/high school | 361 (39.0) |
| Technical college | 289 (31.1) |
| Medium length (≤4 years) | 233 (25.1) |
| Higher education (≥5 years) | 45 (4.9) |
| Income (DKK), n (%) | |
| Up to 149 000 | 372 (39.6) |
| 150 000–249 000 | 324 (34.5) |
| 250 000–374 000 | 139 (14.8) |
| 375 000 and above | 104 (11.1) |
| Labor market attachment, n (%) | |
| None | 798 (79.6) |
| Other (undefined) | 40 (4.0) |
| Unskilled worker | 33 (3.3) |
| Skilled worker | 34 (3.4) |
| Self-employed | 41 (4.1) |
| Official/white-collar worker | 57 (5.7) |
BMI, body mass index; BP, Blood Pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DKK, Danish Krone; EQ-5D, EuroQOL five dimensions questionnaire; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.