Demographic and clinical characteristics of primary care patients aged ≥25 years with diabetes mellitus type 2 or with hypertension only.
| Diabetes mellitus type 2, n = 455 | Hypertension only n = 836 | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 63 (13) | 61 (12) | 0.004 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 233 (51) | 479 (57) | 0.040 |
| Duration diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 7.2 (5.4) | 6.5 (4.8) | 0.027 |
| Cardiovascular comorbidityb, n (%) | 137 (30) | 161 (19) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes with hypertension, n (%) | 239 (53) | n/a | n/a |
| Body Mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 29.7 (5.5) | 27.7 (4.5) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference, cm, mean (SD) | |||
| Women | 100 (12) | 93 (13) | <0.001 |
| Men | 104 (14) | 101 (11) | 0.008 |
| Actual blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | |||
| Systolic | 139 (18) | 144 (16) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic | 81 (8) | 84 (9) | <0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 7.2 (2.0) | 5.3 (0.7) | <0.001 |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin, % (SD) | 6.7 (1.0) | 5.5 (0.4) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 4.6 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Medication, n (%) | |||
| ACEi/ARB | 228 (50) | 452 (54) | 0.18 |
| Insulin | 88 (19) | n/a | n/a |
| No glucose lowering drugs | 132 (29) | n/a | n/a |
ACEi = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor. ARB = Angiotensin receptor blocker. LDL = Low density lipoprotein. SD = standard deviation.
↵a t-tests and Fisher's exact tests for continuous and dichotomous outcomes, respectively.
↵b One or more International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) codes for cardiovascular diseases (see Table 1).