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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: An international survey on hypoglycemia among insulin-treated type I and type II diabetes patients: Turkey cohort of the non-interventional IO HAT study

 

T1DM

(N = 306)

T2DM

(N = 2042)

Age (years)

32.7 (11.6)

58.0 (10.5)

Median

30.5

58.0

Upper quartile, Lower quartile

39.0, 24.0

65.0, 51.0

Male/female (%)

44.1/55.9

40.9/59.1

Duration of diabetes (years)

12.1 (8.0)

12.5 (7.0)

Median

10.5

11.0

Upper quartile, lower quartile

17.0, 6.0

17.0, 7.0

Duration of insulin use (years)

11.2 (7.8)

6.0 (4.6)

Median

10.0

5.0

Upper quartile, lower quartile

16.0, 5.0

8.0, 3.0

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

67.9 (18.1)

72.3 (20.4)

HbA1c (%)

8.4 (1.7)

8.8 (1.9)

FBG (mmol/L)

8.6 (4.1)

9.6 (4.0)

FBG (mg/dL)

155.0

173.0

PPG (mmol/L)

11.1 (4.8)

12.5 (4.9)

PPG (mg/dL)

200.0 (86.5)

225.2 (88.3)

Weight (kg)

70.4 (16.2)

83.7 (14.9)

Median

68.0

82.0

Upper quartile, lower quartile

80.0, 60.0

92.0, 74.0

Height (cm)

167.8 (10.0)

164.2 (8.5)

Median

168.0

164.0

Upper quartile, lower quartile

174.0, 160.0

170.0, 158.0

BMI (kg/m2)

25.0 (5.2)

31.2 (5.7)

Median

24.3

30.5

Upper quartile, lower quartile

27.2, 21.8

34.0, 27.3

Previous medical illnesses

% of patients

% of patients

Neuropathy

34.6

53.1

Retinopathy

20.6

39.6

Nephropathy

9.2

14.6

Peripheral vascular disease

14.7

20.2

Angina

9.8

17.4

Myocardial infarction

3.3

15.6

None

49.0

27.7

Symptoms of diabetes-related complications, %

 Any

98.4

95.4

 Tremor

84.0

80.5

 Sweating

85.6

79.4

 Hunger

83.0

78.2

 Tiredness

83.0

76.4

 Weakness

78.4

72.9

Diabetes treatment regimen, %

 Short-acting insulin

12.1

5.5

 Long-acting insulin

4.6

17.3

 Pre-mix

4.2

33.3

 Both short- and long-acting

74.2

41.1

 Both short-acting and pre-mix

0.3

0.6

 Both long-acting and pre-mix

3.3

1.4

 Short- and long-acting and pre-mix

0.0

0.0

 Missing

1.3

0.8

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated
  2. BMI = body mass index, FBG = fasting blood glucose, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, N = total number of patients participating, PPG = postprandial glucose, SD = standard deviation, T1DM = type I diabetes mellitus, T2DM = type II diabetes mellitus