Table 1. Demographics and comorbidities of diabetes mellitus patients with and without diabetic nephropathy.
| Diabetic nephroropathy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 42761) | Yes (N = 10692) | ||
| n(%) | n(%) | p-value | |
| Age, years | 0.99 | ||
| ≤64 | 21156(49.5) | 5289(49.5) | |
| ≥65 | 21605(50.5) | 5403(50.5) | |
| Mean (SD) † | 63.5(13.5) | 64.0(13.4) | 0.003 |
| Gender | 0.99 | ||
| Female | 19966(46.7) | 4992(46.7) | |
| Male | 22795(53.3) | 5700(53.3) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Hypertension | 24771(57.9) | 8279(77.4) | <0.001 |
| CVA | 27496(64.3) | 8859(82.9) | <0.001 |
| DPN | 283(0.66) | 378(3.54) | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 16783(39.3) | 6463(60.5) | <0.001 |
| Medication | |||
| Statin | 8180(19.1) | 3848(36.0) | <0.001 |
| Fibrate | 6675(15.6) | 3235(30.3) | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive medications | 22331(52.2) | 6945(65.0) | <0.001 |
Chi-square test was used to examine categorical data;
†t tests were used to examine continuous data;
CVA: cerebrovascular accidents