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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the patients

From: Mode of treatments and achievement of treatment targets among type 2 diabetes patients with different comorbidities – a register-based retrospective cohort study in Finland

Categories

N (%)

Mean age

in years (SD)

Sex

Women (%)

Mean HbA1c f (%)

Mean LDL g (mmol/l)

2011-12 (SD)

2015-16 (SD)

2011-12 (SD)

2015-16 (SD)

Patient groups a

        

T2D only

4440

(53)

64 (10.9)

48

6.5 (1.11)

6.8 (1.22)

2.6 (0.81)

2.5 (0.85)

T2D + CVD

2544

(30)

71 (9.41)

39

6.7 (1.14)

7.0 (1.25)

2.3 (0.77)

2.1 (0.82)

T2D + AMD

942

(11)

60 (12.6)

61

6.6 (1.31)

6.8 (1.35)

2.6 (0.84)

2.5 (0.93)

T2D + CVD + AMD

503

(6)

70 (11.7)

55

6.7 (1.26)

7.1 (1.41)

2.4 (0.87)

2.3 (0.87)

Glucose lowering medication b

        

No medication

627

(7)

68 (12.6)

52

5.7 (0.35)

5.8 (0.37)

2.8 (0.89)

2.6 (1.00)

Metformin only

2009

(24)

65 (10.9)

52

5.8 (0.38)

6.1 (0.53)

2.5 (0.81)

2.4 (0.84)

Metformin and/or other non-insulin medication

1317

(16)

66 (10.5)

46

6.3 (0.67)

6.6 (0.85)

2.5 (0.77)

2.4 (0.82)

Combination of insulin and non-insulin medication

1810

(21)

65 (11.0)

42

7.5 (1.30)

7.7 (1.33)

2.4 (0.79)

2.2 (0.82)

Only insulin therapy

329

(4)

69 (12.0)

43

7.5 (1.43)

7.7 (1.48)

2.5 (0.86)

2.3 (0.96)

Medication changed c

2337

(28)

66 (12.0)

46

6.5 (1.03)

6.9 (1.19)

2.6 (0.84)

2.4 (0 89)

Lipid lowering medication d

        

No therapy

1869

(22)

64 (13.7)

51

6.5 (1.17)

6.8 (1.22)

2.8 (0.71)

2.8 (0.74)

Low intensity

467

(6)

71 (10.4)

60

6.5 (0.98)

6.9 (1.29)

2.2 (0.63)

2.2 (0.64)

Moderate intensity

3740

(44)

66 (10.5)

45

6.6 (1.11)

6.9 (1.20)

2.3 (0.77)

2.2 (0.80)

High intensity

633

(8)

65 (9.45)

33

6.7 (1.20)

7.0 (1.32)

2.4 (0.82)

2.2 (0.91)

Medication changed e

1720

(20)

66 (10.9)

47

6.6 (1.27)

7.0 (1.29)

2.8 (0.86)

2.5 (0.99)

  1. Selection criteria in different categories: All patients (a-g) were aged ≥ 20 and were alive by the end of 2016, (b) patients who were in the same glucose lowering medication group both in 2011-12 and 2015-16, (c) whose glucose lowering medication was changed during the follow-up, (d) patients who were in the same lipid lowering medication group both in 2011-12 and 2015-16, (e) whose lipid lowering medication was changed during the follow-up, (f) whose HbA1c measured both in 2011-12 and 2015-16, (g) whose LDL measured both in 2011-12 and 2015-16. SD = Standard deviation, CVD = cardiovascular disease (I20-I25, I46, I48, I50, I63-I66 (except I63.6) and G45), AMD = any mental disorder (ICD-10 code F00-F03, F20-F48 & G30)