Table 1.
Characteristics of 315,890 Israelis Aged 21–87 Years With Incident Diabetes Who Were Followed for Cancer Incidence (1,934,333 Person-Years) Between 2002 and 2012
| Characteristic | % |
|---|---|
| Age at baselinea, yearsb | 58.6 (14.9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 47.0 |
| Female | 53.0 |
| Ethnic origin | |
| Ashkenazi Jew | 31.3 |
| Sephardic Jew | 27.2 |
| Yemenite, Ethiopian, or central African Jew | 5.3 |
| Israeli Jew | 18.0 |
| Israeli Arab | 18.1 |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Low | 43.7 |
| Medium | 37.5 |
| High | 16.1 |
| Missing data | 2.7 |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoked/missing data | 64.3 |
| Past or current smoker | 35.7 |
| No. of children | |
| 0 | 22.1 |
| 1 | 16.4 |
| 2 or 3 | 35.8 |
| ≥4 | 25.7 |
a At time of diabetes diagnosis.
b Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation).