Table 2.
Period prevalence of single comorbidities in T2D patients (in percent) by age group, sex and time period.
| Age | Comorbidity | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | 2010–2012 | 2015–2017 | 2005–2007 | 2010–2012 | 2015–2017 | ||
| 18–45 years | Myocardial infarction | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.55 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
| Angina pectoris | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.61 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 0.59 | |
| Stroke | 0.74 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.49 | |
| Hypertension | 40.58 | 48.90 | 55.35 | 36.03 | 41.15 | 45.87 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 30.61 | 32.67 | 36.15 | 20.51 | 21.54 | 23.05 | |
| Cardiac insufficiency | 2.21 | 2.63 | 3.04 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 2.14 | |
| Retinopathy | 2.19 | 2.00 | 2.82 | 2.05 | 1.59 | 2.29 | |
| Nephropathy | 3.16 | 4.32 | 5.79 | 2.60 | 3.32 | 4.33 | |
| Polyneuropathy | 7.23 | 8.81 | 9.98 | 7.17 | 9.92 | 10.60 | |
| 46–64 years | Myocardial infarction | 2.76 | 2.88 | 3.04 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.17 |
| Angina pectoris | 5.80 | 5.56 | 4.66 | 3.87 | 3.22 | 2.64 | |
| Stroke | 2.13 | 2.06 | 2.15 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.20 | |
| Hypertension | 66.44 | 74.41 | 81.10 | 70.27 | 76.86 | 81.95 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 43.79 | 50.20 | 55.89 | 37.77 | 43.52 | 48.36 | |
| Cardiac insufficiency | 7.40 | 9.22 | 11.78 | 6.21 | 6.86 | 8.06 | |
| Retinopathy | 4.08 | 4.46 | 5.55 | 4.19 | 4.29 | 5.36 | |
| Nephropathy | 6.62 | 9.63 | 13.09 | 4.92 | 7.39 | 10.93 | |
| Polyneuropathy | 12.61 | 18.28 | 22.02 | 13.55 | 18.49 | 22.80 | |
| 65 + years | Myocardial infarction | 4.54 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 3.21 | 3.08 | 2.70 |
| Angina pectoris | 8.93 | 8.83 | 7.24 | 6.73 | 6.45 | 5.18 | |
| Stroke | 5.34 | 5.06 | 5.04 | 5.13 | 4.73 | 4.46 | |
| Hypertension | 84.91 | 95.71 | 100 | 90.79 | 98.91 | 100 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 46.57 | 58.35 | 66.61 | 44.75 | 55.51 | 62.60 | |
| Cardiac insufficiency | 25.88 | 29.17 | 34.80 | 33.89 | 33.50 | 36.56 | |
| Retinopathy | 6.02 | 7.35 | 9.71 | 6.21 | 7.34 | 9.21 | |
| Nephropathy | 19.36 | 27.67 | 38.22 | 15.86 | 24.09 | 36.03 | |
| Polyneuropathy | 15.49 | 23.51 | 32.74 | 15.99 | 23.59 | 32.55 | |