Appendix Table 2.

Comparison of Patient Characteristics From Multiple Imputation Data Sets

Variable	Imputation 1		Imputation 2		Imputation 3		Imputation 4		Imputation 5
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Age, y	61.99	0.63	61.99	0.63	61.99	0.63	61.99	0.63	61.99	0.63
Female, %	0.50	0.02	0.50	0.02	0.50	0.02	0.50	0.02	0.50	0.02
Black race, %	0.17	0.04	0.17	0.04	0.17	0.04	0.17	0.04	0.17	0.04
HbA1c level, %	7.39	0.10	7.38	0.10	7.38	0.10	7.39	0.10	7.39	0.10
Duration of diabetes, y	9.71	0.42	9.71	0.42	9.71	0.42	9.71	0.42	9.71	0.42
Current smoker, %	0.17	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.17	0.02	0.17	0.02
Body mass index, kg/m2	32.78	0.54	32.77	0.53	32.77	0.54	32.81	0.55	32.82	0.53
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	2.59	0.06	2.53	0.06	2.63	0.05	2.59	0.05	2.58	0.05
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L	1.20	0.01	1.20	0.01	1.19	0.02	1.19	0.01	1.19	0.02
Hemoglobin level, g/dL	13.72	0.12	13.72	0.12	13.72	0.12	13.72	0.12	13.72	0.12
Leukocyte count, × 1000 cells/μL	7.45	0.14	7.45	0.14	7.45	0.14	7.45	0.14	7.45	0.14
Heart rate, beats/min	73.15	0.94	73.11	0.96	73.27	0.96	73.38	0.97	73.19	0.96
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	130.12	0.89	129.82	0.89	129.76	0.92	129.60	0.89	129.72	0.93
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73 m2	78.51	1.02	78.84	1.09	78.71	1.08	79.05	1.30	78.55	1.03
Albuminuria, %	0.19	0.03	0.19	0.03	0.19	0.03	0.19	0.03	0.19	0.03
Metformin, %	0.56	0.04	0.56	0.04	0.56	0.04	0.56	0.04	0.56	0.04
Sulfonylurea, %	0.35	0.04	0.35	0.04	0.35	0.04	0.35	0.04	0.35	0.04
Thiazolidinedione, %	0.08	0.02	0.08	0.02	0.08	0.02	0.08	0.02	0.08	0.02
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, %	0.09	0.02	0.09	0.02	0.09	0.02	0.09	0.02	0.09	0.02
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, %	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Meglitinide, %	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01
α-Glucosidase inhibitor, %	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.00
Insulin, %
Basal	0.18	0.03	0.18	0.03	0.18	0.03	0.18	0.03	0.18	0.03
Short-acting bolus	0.11	0.01	0.11	0.01	0.11	0.01	0.11	0.01	0.11	0.01
Medium-acting bolus	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01

HbA_1c = glycated hemoglobin.