Table 2. Baseline medical history and course of disease in elderly, T2D patients [N = 1677].
| History | n [%] |
|---|---|
| Course of T2D | |
| T2D ≥1 year | 1524 [90.88] |
| T2D <1 year | 129 [7.69] |
| Uncertain | 16 [0.95] |
| Missing | 8 [0.48] |
| TD [last 12 months] | 245 [14.61] |
| Type of previously diagnosed TD | |
| Hyperthyroidism | 50 [2.98] |
| Hypothyroidism | 128 [7.63] |
| SC hyperthyroidism | 15 [0.89] |
| SC hypothyroidism | 34 [2.03] |
| Uncertain | 18 [1.07] |
| Hypertension* [n = 1664] | 1070 [64.30] |
| Dyslipidemia* [n = 1661] | 725 [43.65] |
| Type of dyslipidemia*,† [n = 641] | |
| TC abnormal | 287 [44.77] |
| LDL abnormal | 281 [43.84] |
| HDL abnormal | 127 [19.81] |
| TG abnormal | 254 [39.63] |
| CHD* [n = 1666] | 497 [29.83] |
| CVD* [n = 1670] | 324 [19.40] |
| Osteoporosis* [n = 1661] | 200 [12.04] |
| Pituitary disease* [n = 1669] | 7 [0.42] |
*Percentages based on the number of patients for whom data were available; the total number of patients with available data is shown in brackets for each comorbidity.
† Note that some patients had more than one type of dyslipidemia, and hence, the total number of dyslipidemia incidence is higher than the number of patients with dyslipidemia.
CHD: coronary heart disease; CVD: cerebrovascular disease; HDL: high- density lipoprotein; LDL: low- density lipoprotein; SC: subclinical; T2D: type 2 diabetes; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride.