Table 2

Demography and health (n=1033)

Age, mean (SD)67.1 (10.4)
Male sex, n (%)636 (61.6)
BMI, mean (SD)31.8 (6.3)
EQ-5D, mean (SD)0.8 (0.2)
HbA1c (%), mean (SD)7.6 (1.3)
HbA1c mmol/mol, mean (SD)59.7 (13.9)
LDL mmol/L, mean (SD)2.1 (0.8)
S-cholesterol mmol/L, mean (SD)4.1 (1.0)
Diabetes duration, years, mean (SD)15.6 (7.6)
5-year CVD event risk, mean (SD)26.7 (15.4)
High BP (>130/80 mm Hg), n (%)594 (58.1)
Smoker, n (%)160 (16.0)
Hypoglycemic events, n (%)
 Non-severe, the past week
  None352 (45.2)
  1–5377 (48.5)
  >633 (4.3)
 Severe, in a lifetime, n (%)
  None61 (78.9)
  181 (10.4)
  >173 (9.4)
Self-measured blood glucose, per week, n (%)
 None/do not know174 (21.8)
 1–6317 (39.8)
 7 or more183 (23.0)
Complications, n (%)
 Foot wound58 (5.8)
 Amputation (foot/leg)19 (1.9)
 Retinopathy, mild353 (35.2)
 Retinopathy, severe50 (5.0)
 Renal failure43 (4.6)
 Heart failure, n (%)36 (4.5)
 Vascular surgery, n (%)65 (6.7)
Education, n (%)
 Primary school/high school361 (39.0)
 Technical college289 (31.1)
 Medium length (≤4 years)233 (25.1)
 Higher education (≥5 years)45 (4.9)
Income (DKK), n (%)
 Up to 149 000372 (39.6)
 150 000–249 000324 (34.5)
 250 000–374 000139 (14.8)
 375 000 and above104 (11.1)
Labor market attachment, n (%)
 None798 (79.6)
 Other (undefined)40 (4.0)
 Unskilled worker33 (3.3)
 Skilled worker34 (3.4)
 Self-employed41 (4.1)
 Official/white-collar worker57 (5.7)
  • BMI, body mass index; BP, Blood Pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DKK, Danish Krone; EQ-5D, EuroQOL five dimensions questionnaire; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.