Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 3912 type 2 diabetes patients.
| Variable | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (n, %) | 3912 (100) | 2751 (70.32) | 1161 (29.68) |
| Age (n, %) | |||
| <60 years | 1869 (47.78) | 1368 (49.73) | 501 (43.15) |
| ≥60 years | 2043 (52.22) | 1383 (50.27) | 660 (56.85) |
| Education (n, %) | |||
| No normal education | 1192 (30.47) | 782 (28.43) | 410 (35.31) |
| Primary education | 1225 (31.31) | 834 (30.32) | 391 (33.68) |
| Middle school | 866 (22.14) | 610 (22.17) | 256 (22.05) |
| High school | 380 (9.71) | 314 (11.41) | 66 (5.68) |
| College or higher | 249 (6.37) | 211 (7.67) | 38 (3.24) |
| Work type (n, %) | |||
| Management and services | 1166 (29.81) | 741 (26.94) | 425 (36.61) |
| workers | 2746 (70.19) | 2010 (73.06) | 736 (63.39) |
| Married (n, %) | 3387 (86.58) | 2484 (90.29) | 903 (77.78) |
| Smoking (n, %) | |||
| Never | 1807 (46.19) | 697 (25.34) | 1110 (95.61) |
| Current smoker | 1400 (35.79) | 1364 (49.58) | 36 (3.10) |
| Former smoker | 705 (18.02) | 690 (25.08) | 15 (1.29) |
| Drinking (n, %) | |||
| Never | 2800 (71.57) | 1662 (60.41) | 1138 (98.02) |
| Current drinker | 701 (17.92) | 682 (24.79) | 19 (1.64) |
| Former drinker | 411 (10.51) | 407 (14.79) | 4 (0.34) |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 1928 (49.28) | 1320 (47.98) | 608 (52.37) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean, SD) | 25.26 (3.14) | 25.14 (2.94) | 25.54 (3.53) |
| Total cholesterol (TC) (mmol/L) (median, 25th, 75th) |
4.80 (4.20, 5.50) | 4.70 (4.10, 5.40) | 5.00 (4.40, 5.80) |
| Triglycerides (TG) (mmol/L) (median, 25th, 75th) |
1.90 (1.40, 2.90) | 1.97 (1.40, 3.00) | 1.80 (1.30, 2.60) |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (mmol/L) (median, 25th, 75th) | 1.20 (1.02, 1.41) | 1.16 (0.99, 1.37) | 1.29 (1.11, 1.52) |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (mmol/L) (median, 25th, 75th) | 3.03 (2.43, 3.61) | 3.04 (2.49, 3.59) | 3.01 (2.26, 3.65) |
| FPG (mmol/L) (median, 25th, 75th) | 8.00 (7.10, 9.80) | 8.00 (7.20, 9.90) | 8.00 (7.10, 9.70) |