Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the cohort according to the presence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes (DM1; DM2) as of 31 December 2009 and still alive at 31 December 2011, outcomes and follow-up completeness (period 2011–2016). Reggio Emilia 2011-16, resident population aged 20–84 years.
| Characteristics | Population with DM1 (N = 758) | Population with DM2 (N = 21,190) | Population without DM (N = 379,103) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Baseline | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| age | 46.1 | 14.6 | 65.8 | 11.4 | 47.6 | 16.4 |
| age class | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| <40 | 279 | 36.8 | 478 | 2.3 | 139,320 | 36.8 |
| 40–49 | 195 | 25.7 | 1535 | 7.2 | 82,802 | 21.8 |
| 50–59 | 139 | 18.3 | 3715 | 17.5 | 59,657 | 15.7 |
| 60–69 | 84 | 11.1 | 6391 | 30.2 | 48,133 | 12.7 |
| 70–79 | 55 | 7 | 6823 | 32.2 | 36,579 | 9.7 |
| 80+ | 8 | 1.1 | 2248 | 10.6 | 12,612 | 3.3 |
| sex | ||||||
| male | 410 | 52.9 | 11,823 | 55.8 | 185,144 | 48.8 |
| female | 357 | 47.1 | 9367 | 44.2 | 193,959 | 51.2 |
| citizenship | ||||||
| Italian | 671 | 88.5 | 19,570 | 92.3 | 325,440 | 85.8 |
| Foreign national | 87 | 11.4 | 1620 | 7.6 | 53,663 | 14.2 |
| during follow up | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| person-years | 3665 | 94,429 | 1,836,603 | |||
| deaths 2012–2016 | 35 | 4.6 | 3599 | 17.0 | 14,630 | 3.9 |
| relocations 2012–2016 | 0 | - | 14 | 0.1 | 714 | 0.2 |
| cancers | 16 | 2.1 | 1689 | 8.0 | 12,882 | 3.4 |