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. 2017 Jul 27;125(9):592–597. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-112350

Table 2 Hypoglycaemia incidence and prevalence in retrospective and prospective periods.

Retrospective Prospective
T1D T2D T1D (n=648) T2D (n=1 423)
Hypoglycaemia prevalence, n (% of patients)
Any (4 weeks) 671 (82.8) 727 (45.3) 527 (81.3) 564 (39.7)
Nocturnal (4 weeks) 342 (43.2) 257 (16.5) 225 (37.3) 159 (12.2)
Severe 188 (23.5)* 158 (9.9)* 59 (9.1) 77 (5.4)
Hypoglycaemia incidence, events per patient-year
Any (4 weeks) 50.0 11.2 80.3 15.6
Nocturnal (4 weeks) 14.4 3.6 9.9 2.5
Severe 2.1* 0.4* 3.0 1.1

For ‘Any’ and ‘Nocturnal retrospective’, data are for the 4-week period before baseline;*6-month period before baseline; †4-week period after baseline. Incidence and prevalence calculated from full analysis set; T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes