Table 4.
Demographic characteristics of T2DM patients by clusters
| Overall | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 89,558) | (n = 75,516) | (n = 7558) | (n = 6484) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46·0% | 46·1% | 45·6% | 44·9% |
| Female | 54·0% | 53·9% | 54·4% | 55·1% |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–39 | 10·1% | 11·4% | 2·1% | 4·1% |
| 40–64 | 59·4% | 59·7% | 59·1% | 56·2% |
| 65+ | 30·5% | 28·9% | 38·8% | 39·7% |
| Employee status | ||||
| Yes | 89·6% | 88·8% | 95·2% | 92·3% |
| No | 10·4% | 11·2% | 4·8% | 7·7% |
| Insurance plan type | ||||
| Urban employee | 27·3% | 26·3% | 32·8% | 31·4% |
| Urban residence | 48·7% | 48·1% | 51·2% | 52·2% |
| New rural cooperative | 12·4% | 13·2% | 9·8% | 6·9% |
| Others | 11.6% | 12.4% | 6.2% | 9.5% |
| Complications of interest | ||||
| Hypertension | 73·7% | 71·5% | 83·1% | 88·5% |
| Dyslipidemia | 56·1% | 52·9% | 67·4% | 80·3% |
| Stroke | 27·0% | 23·6% | 36·5% | 55·1% |
| Myocardial infarction | 49·0% | 45·4% | 62·8% | 75·0% |
| Chronic complications | 16·2% | 11·9% | 25·6% | 54·7% |
| Acute complications | 0·48% | 0·5% | 0·8% | 1·5% |
| Tumor or cancer | 17·6% | 16·9% | 17·9% | 25·9% |
| Hypoglycemia | 0·36% | 0·4% | 0·5% | 1·0% |