Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of T2DM patients by policy period (%)
| Overall | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 89,558) | (n = 59,274) | (n = 52,041) | (n = 46,861) | (n = 38,352) | (n = 50,888) | (n = 38,810) | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 46·0% | 45·6% | 45·6% | 46·6% | 46·6% | 46·4% | 47·1% |
| Female | 54·0% | 54·4% | 54·4% | 53·4% | 53·4% | 53·6% | 52·9% |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 18–39 | 10·1% | 8·9% | 7·1% | 6.0% | 5·5% | 5·5% | 4·8% |
| 40–64 | 59·4% | 59·3% | 57·7% | 56·5% | 56·1% | 56·2% | 56·1% |
| 65+ | 30·5% | 31·8% | 35·2% | 37·5% | 38·4% | 38·3% | 39·1% |
| Employee status | |||||||
| Yes | 89·6% | 90·3% | 91% | 91·4% | 91·7% | 91·7% | 91·8% |
| No | 10·4% | 9·7% | 9.0% | 8·6% | 8·3% | 8·3% | 8·2% |
| Insurance plan type | |||||||
| Urban employee | 27·3% | 28·5% | 29·2% | 29.0% | 29·4% | 28·1% | 28·5% |
| Urban residence | 48·7% | 51.0% | 50·2% | 49·4% | 48·2% | 48·6% | 48·3% |
| New rural cooperative | 12·4% | 9·8% | 10·4% | 11·7% | 12·5% | 13·2% | 13·3% |
| Others | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.9% |
| Complications of interest | |||||||
| Hypertension | 73·7% | 78·1% | 77·0% | 75·8% | 75·1% | 74·8% | 73·6% |
| Dyslipidemia | 56·1% | 61·6% | 60.0% | 58·2% | 57·9% | 56·5% | 56·7% |
| Stroke | 27·0% | 31·6% | 31·7% | 30·2% | 30·5% | 28·2% | 29·3% |
| Myocardial infarction | 49·0% | 55·4% | 54.0% | 51·7% | 51·1% | 49·3% | 49·8% |
| Chronic complications | 16·2% | 21·5% | 21·5% | 21·3% | 22·2% | 19·3% | 21·2% |
| Acute complications | 0·48% | 0·20% | 0·18% | 0·17% | 0·07% | 0·13% | 0·09% |
| Tumor or cancer | 17·6% | 19·4% | 19.0% | 18·1% | 17·7% | 16·7% | 17.0% |
| Hypoglycemia | 0·36% | 0·18% | 0·13% | 0·08% | 0·11% | 0·09% | 0·05% |