Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with T2DM and without history of CVD, CKD, and cancer at the time of T2DM diagnosis, by mortality status
| Mortality status at study end date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alive | Dead | All | |
| Patients, number (%)a | 136,832 (94) | 8226 (6) | 145,058 (100) |
| Age in years, mean (SD)b | 51 (12) | 60 (9) | 52 (12) |
| Age group a | |||
| ≤40 years | 25,693 (19) | 304 (4) | 25,997 (18) |
| 41–50 years | 33,313 (24) | 824 (10) | 34,137 (24) |
| 51–60 years | 43,069 (32) | 2420 (29) | 45,489 (31) |
| 61–70 years | 34,757 (26) | 4678 (57) | 39,435 (27) |
| Malea | 76,054 (56) | 4890 (60) | 80,944 (56) |
| Smoking statusa | |||
| Current smoker | 28,875 (21) | 2385 (29) | 31,260 (22) |
| Ex-smoker | 40,821 (30) | 2805 (34) | 43,626 (30) |
| Never smoked | 66,182 (48) | 2823 (34) | 69,005 (48) |
| Townsend deprivationa | |||
| Least deprived | 21,542 (16) | 1443 (18) | 22,985 (16) |
| Most deprived | 26,678 (20) | 1400 (17) | 28,078 (19) |
| Body weight in kg, mean (SD)b | 93.4 (19.3) | 90.4 (19.1) | 93.2 (19.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2)b, mean (SD) | 32.7 (6.3) | 31.8 (6.4) | 32.7 (6.3) |
| BMI categoriesa | |||
| Underweight | 208 (<0.1) | 52 (1) | 260 (<0.1) |
| Normal weight | 9770 (7) | 764 (9) | 10,534 (7) |
| Overweight | 36,404 (27) | 2444 (30) | 38,848 (27) |
| Grade 1 Obese | 52,400 (39) | 3159 (38) | 55,559 (39) |
| Grade 2 Obese | 22,790 (17) | 1054 (13) | 23,844 (16) |
| Grade 3 Obese | 15,260 (11) | 753 (9) | 16,013 (11) |
| SBP (mm/Hg)b | 139 (17) | 144 (18) | 140 (17) |
| SBP ≥ 140a | 64,881 (47) | 4973 (60) | 69,854 (48) |
| HbA1c (mmol/molb) | 69 (18.6) | 68 (17.5) | 69 (18.6) |
| HbA1c ≥ 58 (mmol/mola) | 96,567 (70) | 5956 (72) | 102,523 (71) |
| LDL-C (mmol/Lb) | 3.26 (0.75) | 3.15 (0.67) | 3.23(0.75) |
| HDL-C (mmol/Lb) | 1.16 (0.28) | 1.21 (0.31) | 1.16(0.28) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/Lc) | 1.90 (1.50, 2.36) | 1.87 (1.5, 2.29) | 1.90 (1.50, 2.35) |
| Follow-up (years)c | 7 (4, 11) | 11 (8, 13) | 8 (4, 11) |
an (%)
bmean (SD)
cmedian (Q1, Q3)
BMI Body mass index, SPB Systolic blood pressure, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol