Table 2

Age and ever smoking proportions across BMI categories in individuals with incident type 2 diabetes and never (non)diabetes cohorts, Salford Integrated Database (1995–2012)

BMI (kg/m2)
18.5–22.4922.5–24.925.0–29.930.0–34.935.0–39.940.0–59.9p Value
Type 2 diabetes
 Number4688883513306415201011
 Mean age (SD), years62.3 (12.9)62.4 (12.0)60.6 (11.3)58.0 (11.2)55.9 (10.9)53.0 (10.3)<0.001*
 Ever smokers %56.257.959.958.656.153.00.0062†
 Mean systolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg135.9 (19.6)139.1 (19.4)139.7 (18.3)141.4 (18.3)140.9 (18.6)141.4 (17.7)<0.001*
 Mean diastolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg78.6 (11.3)79.7 (11.0)81.4 (10.5)83.1 (11.1)83.8 (11.5)84.8 (11.4)<0.001*
 Mean serum total cholesterol (SD), mmol/l5.16 (1.33)5.25 (1.59)5.25 (1.49)5.24 (1.36)5.21 (1.36)5.17 (1.21)0.564*
 Mean HbA1c (SD), mmol/mol60.2 (32.2)56.8 (28.3)57.2 (26.3)58.4 (26.0)59.3 (25.8)59.1 (25.1)0.037*
 Mean HbA1c (SD), %7.7 (5.1)7.3 (4.7)7.4 (4.6)7.5 (4.5)7.6 (4.5)7.6 (4.4)
 Ever metformin use %5.208.4416.3428.2639.0551.4<0.001*
 Ever insulin use %3.094.286.8411.2214.2618.93<0.001*
 CVD %19.4423.5425.7324.9021.0520.080.0264†
 Cancer %13.2512.9514.8112.2711.259.400.002†
Non-diabetes cohort
 Number4777613912 43254261635611
 Mean age (SD), years59.7 (12.3)59.2 (11.7)58.7 (11.4)58.0 (11.1)56.1 (10.8)54.5 (10.7)<0.001*
 Ever smokers %62.857.157.556.454.157.80.38
 CVD %11.4912.8413.6014.5614.5011.13<0.001†
 Cancer %14.5313.7212.8911.969.667.69<0.001†
  • *Test for trends using Cuzick's test.

  • †Cochrane-Armitage test for trends across ordered categorical data.

  • BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin.