Sociodemographic characteristics of eligible patients with type 2 diabetes at baseline
Demographics | Eligible patient population (N=2704) | |
Age (years) | N (missing) | 2704 (0) |
Mean (SD) | 54.6 (10.6) | |
Male (n, %) | N (missing) | 2704 (0) |
n (%) | 1446 (53.5%) | |
Ethnicity (n, %) | N (missing) | 2704 (0) |
Caucasian* | 1246 (46.1%) | |
Non-Caucasian | 1458 (53.9%) | |
Education level (n, %) | N (missing) | 2702 (2) |
Illiterate | 172 (6.4%) | |
Primary | 491 (18.2%) | |
Secondary | 916 (33.9%) | |
University/higher education | 1123 (41.6%) | |
Medical health coverage (n, %) | N (missing) | 2703 (1) |
n (%) | 1413 (52.3%) | |
Employment status (n, %) | N (missing) | 2704 (0) |
Full time | 1194 (44.2%) | |
Part time | 131 (4.8%) | |
Unemployed | 1379 (51.0%) | |
Weight (kg) | N (missing) | 2688 (16) |
m (SD) | 78.3 (16.2) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | N (missing) | 2641 (63) |
Mean (SD) | 28.7 (5.4) | |
Duration of diabetes (year) | N (missing) | 2692 (12) |
Mean (SD) | 10.1 (6.7) | |
Diabetes-related complication (n, %) | N (missing) | 2704 (0) |
n (%) | 1512 (55.9%) | |
At least one macrovascular complication | N | 1512 |
n (%) | 498 (32.9%) | |
At least one microvascular complication | N | 1512 |
n (%) | 1329 (87.9%) | |
10 years CV risk (%) | N (missing) | 1683 (1021) |
Median | 14.6 | |
Diagnosis of high blood pressure (n, %) | N (missing) | 2702 (2) |
Yes | 1657 (61.3%) | |
No / Unknown | 1045 (38.7%) | |
Diagnosis of dyslipidemia (n, %) | N (missing) | 2702 (2) |
Yes | 1603 (59.3%) | |
No/Unknown | 1099 (40.7%) | |
Smoking habits (n, %) | N (missing) | 2701 (3) |
Never | 1960 (72.6%) | |
Former | 403 (14.9%) | |
Current | 338 (12.5%) | |
Last HbA1c level in the last 3 months (%) | N (missing) | 2596 (108) |
Mean (SD) | 9.7 (1.8) | |
HbA1c level in the last 3 months in classes (%) | N (missing) | 2596 (108) |
<7% | 58 (2.2%) | |
7–7.5% | 97 (3.7%) | |
7.5–8% | 226 (8.7%) | |
8–8.5% | 321 (12.4%) | |
≥8.5% | 1884 (73.0%) |
* Caucasian class included Caucasian and Oriental/Arab/Persian patients, as Caucasians were classified as individuals having origins from Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.40
BMI, body mass index; CV, cardiovascular; HbA1c, glycemic hemoglobin A1c.