Table 1.

Descriptive statistics on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) and additional comorbidity

	N (%)	Age (mean ± SD)	Follow-up period (median (LQ; UQ))	Number of comorbidities at T2DM diagnosis (mean ± SD)	Number of comorbidities 2 years after T2DM diagnosis (mean ± SD) (sample surviving 2 years)	Number of comorbidities 5 years after T2DM diagnosis (mean ± SD) (sample surviving 5 years)	Number of comorbidities 9 years after T2DM diagnosis (mean ± SD) (sample surviving 9 years)
Total cohort	102,394 (100)	62.1 ± 13.1	4.9 (2.8; 7.3)	1.4 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.4 (84,350)	1.6 ± 1.4 (50,475)	1.7 ± 1.4 (8977)
Gender
Females	44,764 (43.7)	63.7 ± 13.6	4.9 (2.7; 7.3)	1.6 ± 1.4	1.7 ± 1.4 (36,669)	1.8 ± 1.4 (21,830)	1.9 ± 1.5 (3942)
Males	57,630 (56.3)	60.7 ± 12.5	5 (2.8; 7.3)	1.2 ± 1.2	1.4 ± 1.3 (47,681)	1.5 ± 1.3 (28,645)	1.6 ± 1.4 (5035)
Age bands
35–54 years	31,545 (30.8)	46.8 ± 5.2	5.1 (2.9; 7.4)	0.8 ± 0.9	0.9 ± 1 (26,368)	1 ± 1 (16,106)	1.1 ± 1 (2893)
55–74 years	51,288 (50.1)	64.2 ± 5.6	5.2 (3; 7.5)	1.4 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.3 (42,950)	1.7 ± 1.3 (26,618)	1.9 ± 1.4 (4871)
75+ years	19,561 (19.1)	81 ± 4.9	4.1 (2.1; 6.5)	2.3 ± 1.6	2.5 ± 1.6 (15,032)	2.6 ± 1.6 (7751)	2.8 ± 1.5 (1213)
IMD quintiles
Quintile 1—least deprived	19,110 (18.7)	63.9 ± 12.8	5 (2.8; 7.3)	1.3 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.3 (15,756)	1.6 ± 1.4 (9574)	1.7 ± 1.4 (1682)
Quintile 2	20,722 (20.2)	63.4 ± 13	5.1 (2.8; 7.4)	1.4 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.3 (17,223)	1.6 ± 1.4 (10,500)	1.7 ± 1.4 (1878)
Quintile 3	21,572 (21.1)	62.7 ± 13	4.9 (2.8; 7.3)	1.4 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.3 (17,811)	1.6 ± 1.4 (10,605)	1.8 ± 1.4 (1884)
Quintile 4	21,393 (20.9)	61 ± 13.2	4.9 (2.7; 7.2)	1.4 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.4 (17,489)	1.7 ± 1.4 (10,334)	1.7 ± 1.4 (1839)
Quintile 5—most deprived	19,597 (19.1)	59.3 ± 13	4.8 (2.7; 7.3)	1.4 ± 1.4	1.6 ± 1.4 (16,071)	1.7 ± 1.4 (9462)	1.7 ± 1.4 (1694)