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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with cancer at diabetes diagnosis and after 6 years of intervention

From: The impact of cancer on diabetes outcomes

 

Diabetes diagnosis (n = 48)

After 6 years of intervention (n = 67)

n (structured care/routine)

Structured personal care

Routine care

n (structured care/routine)

Structured personal care

Routine care

Sociodemographic

 Age (years)

32/16

70.3 (8.4)

70.8 (7.7)

37/23

74.9 (7.8)

72.9 (9.9)

 Male gender

32/16

13 (40.6)

10 (62.5)

40/27

17 (42.5)

13 (48.2)

 Live alonea

32/16

14 (43.8)

5 (31.3)

34/22

18 (52.9)

10 (45.5)

 Basic School educationa

32/14

30 (93.8)

13 (92.9)

39/25

32 (82.1)

19 (76.0)

Clinical

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

31/16

28.9 (4.4)

28.9 (3.9)

35/23

27.7 (5.0)

28.9 (4.7)

 Hypertension

32/16

23 (71.9)

14 (87.5)

37/23

26 (70.3)

21 (91.3)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

31/16

153.2 (25.5)

152.4 (16.0)

36/23

147.1 (20.7)

153.3 (15.3)

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

31/16

83.7 (8.7)

85.8 (12.3)

36/23

78.2 (11.0)

84.1 (9.2)

 Anti-diabetes treatment

   

37/23

  

 Diet only

 

 

11 (29.7)

9 (39.1)

 Oral anti-diabetes treatment

 

 

23 (62.2)

9 (39.1)

 Insulin

 

 

3 (8.1)

5 (21.7)

Biochemical

 Fasting plasma glucose# (mmol/l)

32/16

13.1 (4.9)

12.2 (3.2)

30/17

9.3 (3.8)

11.1 (7.0)

 Haemoglobin A1c (%)b

23/15

9.8 (2.5)

9.8 (1.7)

35/21

8.4 (1.5)

9.0 (2.0)

 Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

30/16

6.3 (1.7)

6.1 (1.2)

35/21

6.2 (1.2)

6.1 (1.3)

 Fasting triglycerides (mmol/l)

30/16

3.14 (6.4)

1.76 (0.7)

33/18

2.21 (1.3)

2.24 (1.2)

 Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

30/16

98.5 (29.5)

104.3 (25.4)

35/21

98.4 (36.2)

99.0 (31.7)

 Urinary albumin

28/16

  

33/19

  

 Normal

 

19 (67.9)

10 (62.5)

 

20 (60.6)

11 (57.9)

 Microalbuminuria

 

9 (32.1)

6 (37.5)

 

11 (33.3)

8 (42.1)

 Proteinuria

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

2 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

Behaviorala

 Sedentary physical activity

32/16

9 (28.1)

4 (25.0)

34/22

15 (44.1)

8 (36.4)

 Current smoking

32/16

9 (28.1)

1 (6.3)

34/22

11 (32.4)

4 (18.2)

Patient attitudesa

 Self-rated health

32/16

  

34/22

  

 Excellent

 

3 (9.4)

1 (6.3)

 

5 (14.7)

3 (13.6)

 Good

 

9 (28.1)

4 (25.0)

 

7 (20.6)

12 (54.6)

 Fair

 

15 (46.9)

10 (62.5)

 

19 (55.9)

6 (27.3)

 Poor/very poor

 

5 (15.6)

1 (6.3)

 

3 (8.8)

1 (4.6)

Process of carea

 No. of consultations last year

 

37/23

8.54 (4.7)

9.30 (6.2)

 No. of diabetes-related consultations last year

 

37/23

4.19 (2.3)

4.26 (2.4)

  1. Values are means (SD) or numbers (percentages of group). After 6 years of intervention, 27 of 48 patients with cancer at diagnosis were still alive and were re-examined together with 40 patients who were diagnosed with cancer during the intervention period. aData from questionnaires to patients (behavioral) or their general practitioners (process of care). bThe diagnostic value is limited to measurements from within 45 days of diabetes diagnosis. Reference range: 5.4–7.4%