Table 2.
Demographics of patients with diabetes (N=29,843).
| Variables | Normoglycemia (blood glucose>3.9 mmol/L; n=27,039) | Hypoglycemia (blood glucose<3.9 mmol/L; n=2804) | P values | ||
| Sex, n (%) | .002 | ||||
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Female | 9479 (35.1) | 1065 (38) |
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Male | 17,560 (64.9) | 1739 (62) |
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| Age (years), mean (SD; range) | 64.2 (12.3; 18-104) | 64.8 (12.6; 19-98) | .03 | ||
| BMI, mean (SD) | 24.3 (4.26) | 23.6 (5.24) | <.001 | ||
| Insulin, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
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No | 19,733 (73) | 1229 (43.8) |
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Yes | 7306 (27) | 1575 (56.2) |
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| Sulfonylureas or Nateglinide, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
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No | 17,766 (65.7) | 1422 (50.7) |
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Yes | 9273 (34.3) | 1382 (49.3) |
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