Table 1. Demographic and baseline characteristics of elderly, T2D patients with and without previously diagnosed TD [N = 1677].
| Parameters mean [SD] or N [%] | All patients [N = 1677] |
Without TD [n = 1432] |
With previously diagnosed TD [according to medical history] [n = 245] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years; mean [SD]] | 71.17 [8.06] | 71.26 [8.19] | 70.61 [7.28] |
| <65 years | 459 [27.37] | 390 [27.23] | 69 [28.16] |
| 65≤ to <70 years | 396 [23.61] | 332 [23.18] | 64 [26.12] |
| 70≤ to <75 years | 305 [18.19] | 262 [18.30] | 43 [17.55] |
| ≥75 years | 517 [30.83] | 448 [31.28] | 69 [28.16] |
| Gender, n [%] | |||
| Male | 882 [52.59] | 803 [56.08] | 79 [32.24] |
| Female | 795 [47.41] | 629 [43.92] | 166 [67.76] |
| Marital status, n [%] | |||
| Unmarried | 5 [0.30] | 4 [0.28] | 1 [0.41] |
| Married | 1578 [94.10] | 1356[94.69] | 222 [90.61] |
| Divorced | 12 [0.72] | 10 [0.70] | 2 [0.82] |
| Widowed | 73 [4.35] | 55 [3.84] | 18 [7.35] |
| Education, n [%] | |||
| Illiterate | 47 [2.80] | 40 [2.79] | 7 [2.85] |
| Primary school | 381 [22.72] | 336 [23.46] | 45 [18.37] |
| Middle school | 608 [36.25] | 503 [35.13] | 105 [42.86] |
| College degree or above | 598 [35.66] | 516 [36.03] | 82 [33.47] |
| Height [cm; mean [SD]] | 163.87 [8.20] | 164.15 [8.27] | 162.19 [7.62] |
| Weight [kg; mean [SD]] | 66.92 [11.50] | 67.14[11.54] | 65.61 [11.18] |
| BMI [mean [SD]] | 24.84 [3.37] | 24.84 [3.38] | 24.87 [3.35] |
| HR [beats per minute; mean [SD]] | 75.49 [9.74] | 75.53 [9.67] | 75.22 [10.12] |
| SBP [mm Hg; mean [SD]] | 134.08 [16.76] | 134.55 [16.91] | 131.32 [15.59] |
| DBP [mm Hg; mean [SD]] | 76.93 [9.47] | 77.21 [9.45] | 75.29 [9.44] |
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation; T2D: type 2 diabetes; TD: thyroid dysfunction.