Table 1

Baseline characteristics among patients with type 1 diabetes by age at onset

Patients, overall0–10 years11–15 years16–20 years21–25 years25–30 years
Individuals, n32 00510 2428164538547223492
Women14 341 (44.8)5100 (49.8)3719 (45.6)2189 (40.6)1919 (40.6)1414 (40.5)
Age (years)33.7 (13.6)30.6 (12.7)32.0 (13.5)33.9 (14.3)37.3 (13.4)41.0 (12.2)
Diabetes duration (years)18.9 (13.9)24.3 (12.9)19.1 (13.5)16.0 (14.3)14.3 (13.3)13.6 (12.2)
Debut age of diabetes (years)14.7 (7.5)6.4 (2.7)12.9 (1.4)17.9 (1.4)23.0 (1.4)27.5 (1.1)
HbA1c (mmol/mol)/(%)65.8 (15.7)/8.2 (1.4)68.5 (15.0)/8.4 (1.4)66.8 (15.1)/8.3 (1.4)63.5 (15.8)/8.0 (1.5)62.9 (16.4)/7.9 (1.5)63.0 (16.3)/7.9 (1.5)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.7 (1.0)4.7 (1.0)4.7 (1.0)4.6 (1.0)4.7 (1.0)4.8 (1.0)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.6 (0.8)2.6 (0.8)2.6 (0.8)2.6 (0.8)2.7 (0.8)2.8 (0.9)
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.8 (3.7)24.8 (3.6)24.7 (3.7)24.5 (3.8)24.9 (3.9)25.1 (3.8)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)125.4 (16.0)124.5 (15.5)125.1 (15.8)125.4 (16.1)126.5 (16.4)127.1 (16.6)
Smokers3945 (13.4)1196 (12.6)1012 (13.4)610 (12.3)633 (14.5)494 (15.3)
Albuminuria
 No albuminuria21 826 (85.2)6681 (81.7)5501 (84.7)3817 (88.1)3341 (87.9)2486 (88.7)
 Microalbuminuria2298 (9.0)907 (11.1)586 (9.0)314 (7.2)284 (7.5)207 (7.4)
 Macroalbuminuria1485 (5.8)592 (7.2)406 (6.3)202 (4.7)175 (4.6)110 (3.9)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)100.5 (28.3)100.9 (28.8)103.0 (29.1)101.3 (28.5)98.1 (26.8)94.9 (25.1)
Antihypertensives5630 (18.7)1944 (20.3)1442 (18.7)860 (17.0)774 (17.3)610 (18.4)
Statins2830 (9.7)792 (8.5)655 (8.8)475 (9.6)491 (11.3)417 (13.0)
Insulin pump2545 (17.4)1377 (27.3)775 (20.3)208 (8.5)108 (5.6)77 (5.6)
  • Data are n (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables unless otherwise indicated.

  • eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LDL, low-denisty lipoprotein.