Descriptive characteristics of GNHIES98 participants
| No T2D (n=5975) | T2D (n=575) | |||
| Undiagnosed T2D (n=245) | Diagnosed T2D (n=330) | |||
| Mean age at baseline (years)* | 44.02 (43.36 to 44.69) | 60.90 (59.64 to 62.15) | 59.50 (57.78 to 61.22) | 61.89 (60.33 to 63.45) |
| Female proportion (%)* | 50.75 (49.43 to 52.06) | 49.40 (44.57 to 54.25) | 44.72 (37.60 to 52.06) | 52.72 (46.84 to 58.53) |
| Sum of follow-up time (years) | 70 031.59 | 5962.23 | 2526.91 | 3435.33 |
| Median follow-up time (years) | 12.02 (IQR 11.07–12.87) | 11.36 (IQR 10.07–12.60) | 11.39 (IQR 10.00–12.59) | 11.35 (IQR 10.14–12.60) |
| Number of deceased persons (proportion) | 425 (7.1%) | 176 (30.6%) | 73 (29.8%) | 103 (31.2%) |
Descriptive characteristics by T2D status with 95% CI or IQR.
*Weighted to German population of December 31, 1997.
GNHIES98, German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998; IQR, interquartile range; n, number of persons; T2D, type 2 diabetes.