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Table 1 Patient characteristics, risk factors, laboratory values

From: Incidence and predictors of hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes – an analysis of the prospective DiaRegis registry

 

Incident hypo 12 months FU Median (quartiles) or % (n=473)

No hypo 12 months FU Median (quartiles) or % (n=2874)

p-value / OR (95%CI)

Age (years)

66.8 (57.8-74.1)

65.9 (57.6-72.7)

0.08

Female gender (%)

43.8

47.5

0.14

Diabetes duration (years)

6.4 (3.0-10.5)

5.5 (2.9-9.2)

<0.01

Blood glucose

   

HbA1c (%)

7.6 (6.8-8.8)

7.4 (6.8-8.1)

<0.0001

HbA1c ≥ 7.5%

55.9

46.2

<0.001

FPG (mg/dl)

142 (115–174)

140 (119–168)

0.83

PPG (mg/dl)

183 (156–222)

183 (155–220)

0.39

Blood glucose self measurement (%)

87.7

73.9

<0.0001

Prior smoker (%)

20.9

14.2

<0.001

Bodyweight (kg)

87 (78–98)

89 (78–100)

0.09

Coronary artery disease (%)

22.0

17.5

<0.05

Stroke / TIA (%)

5.7

4.5

0.23

PAD (%)

8.6

5.7

<0.05

Amputation (%)

2.3

0.7

<0.001

Heart failure (%)

13.1

9.3

<0.05

Autonomous neuropathy (%)

4.2

3.4

0.41

Peripheral neuropathy (%)

17.6

12.9

<0.01

NPDR (%)

7.4

3.2

<0.0001

PDR (%)

1.7

0.3

<0.0001

Clinically relevant depression (%)

8.4

4.8

<0.01

  1. Legend. HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin A1c; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TIA, transitory ischemic attack; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; PPG, postprandial plasma glucose; (N)PDR, (non) proliferative diabetic retinopathy.