Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of individuals with diabetes duration ≥ 50 years with and without previous cardiovascular disease
| Variable | Previous cardiovascular disease | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 570) | Yes (n = 453) | ||
| Diabetes duration | 54.9 (4.8) | 56.0 (5.3) | < 0.001 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 276 (48.4) | 248 (54.7) | 0.044 |
| Age, years | 65.0 (7.5) | 66.9 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
| Age at diagnosis, years | 10.1 (6.6) | 10.9 (6.6) | 0.059 |
| HbA1c | |||
| mmol/mol | 62 ± 12 | 64 ± 12 | < 0.001 |
| % | 7.8 ± 3.3 | 8.0 ± 3.2 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.0 (3.7) | 25.6 (4.0) | < 0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/l | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.8) | 0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/l | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.2 (0.9) | 4.9 (0.9) | 0.567 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.1 (0.6) | 1.4 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 144.5 (18.4) | 143.0 (18.7) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 70.9 (9.6) | 70.9 (9.5) | 0.055 |
| Previous kidney disease, n (%) | 89 (15.6) | 370 (81.7) | < 0.001 |
| Previous severe retinopathy, n (%) | 73 (12.8%) | 100 (22.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 43 (7.9) | 29 (6.7) | 0.489 |
| Antihypertensive medication, n (%) | 345 (61.5) | 375 (83.7) | < 0.001 |
| Lipid lowering medication, n (%) | 192 (35.7) | 260 (60.2) | < 0.001 |
| Albuminuria, n (%) | 180 (31.6) | 213 (47.0) | < 0.001 |
| Microalbuminuria, n (%) | 100 (19.5) | 105 (26.5) | 0.012 |
| Macroalbuminuria, n (%) | 80 (15.6) | 108 (27.3) | < 0.001 |
| Married, n (%) | 345 (61.4%) | 283 (64.8) | 0.274 |
| Divorced, n (%) | 88 (15.7) | 70 (16.0) | 0.877 |
| Widow/widower, n (%) | 57 (10.1) | 40 (9.2) | 0.600 |
| High education level | 91 (16.2) | 58 (13.4) | 0.210 |
| Income: top quintile, n (%) | 80 (14.2) | 45 (10.3) | 0.062 |
Data are presented as means (±sd) unless otherwise indicated.