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Table 2 Characteristics of diabetes patients without cancer at diabetes diagnosis and after 6 years of intervention

From: The impact of cancer on diabetes outcomes

 

Diabetes diagnosis (n = 1333)

After 6 years of intervention (n = 1002)

n (structured care/routine)

Structured personal care

Routine care

n (structured care/routine)

Structured personal care

Routine care

Sociodemographic

 Age (years)

729/604

64.5 (11.6)

64.2 (11.4)

512/398

67.9 (11.0)

68.2 (10.9)

 Male gender

729/604

391 (53.6)

319 (52.8)

556/446

17 (42.5)

13 (48.2)

 Live alonea

711/590

222 (31.2)

193 (32.7)

472/382

163 (19.1)

132 (15.5)

 Basic School educationa

691/574

544 (78.7)

446 (77.9)

531/427

412 (43.0)

329 (34.3)

Clinical

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

722/603

29. (5.2)

29.5 (5.4)

502/387

29.0 (5.0)

28.8 (4.9)

 Hypertension

729/604

545 (74.8)

444 (73.5)

512/398

371 (40.8)

291 (32.0)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

724/603

149.2 (22.8)

147.3 (21.5)

510/392

146.8 (20.3)

151.4 (21.7)

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

724/603

85.0 (10.9)

84.7 (10.8)

510/392

82.9 (9.4)

83.0 (10.7)

 Anti-diabetes treatment

   

511/398

  

  Diet only

 

 

148 (29.0)

122 (30.6)

  Oral anti-diabetes treatment

 

 

303 (59.3)

222 (55.8)

  Insulin

 

 

60 (11.7)

54 (13.6)

Biochemical

 Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

729/604

14.5 (5.4)

14.8 (5.9)

396/283

8.7 (3.4)

9.7 (3.7)

 Hemoglobin A1c (%)b

601/497

10.3 (2.1)

10.3 (2.1)

504/393

8.7 (1.5)

9.2 (1.7)

 Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

710/594

6.3 (1.5)

6.5 (1.7)

503/393

6.0 (1.4)

6.2 (1.2)

 Fasting triglycerides (mmol/l)

706/594

2.6 (2.3)

2.9 (4.4)

470/338

2.2 (2.4)

2.3 (1.6)

 Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

710/595

92.2 (19.1)

92.3 (21.9)

503/393

97.0 (51.8)

96.4 (29.5)

 Urinary albumin

695/579

  

480/375

  

  Normal

 

400 (57.6)

331 (57.2)

 

298 (34.9)

218 (25.5)

  Microalbuminuria

 

259 (37.3)

219 (37.8)

 

162 (19.0)

135 (15.8)

  Proteinuria

 

36 (5.2)

29 (5.0)

 

20 (2.3)

22 (2.57)

Behaviorala

 Sedentary physical activity

709/588

201 (28.4)

158 (26.9)

466/379

128 (15.2)

120 (14.2)

 Current smoking

710/588

255 (36.0)

207 (35.2)

470/377

151 (17.9)

112 (13.2)

Patient attitudesa

 Self-rated health

712/590

  

472/381

  

  Excellent

 

81 (11.4)

74 (12.5)

 

83 (9.73)

80 (9.4)

  Good

 

243 (34.1)

192 (35.5)

 

206 (24.2)

141 (16.5)

  Fair

 

321 (45.1)

259 (43.9)

 

158 (18.5)

144 (16.9)

  Poor/very poor

 

67 (9.41)

65 (11.0)

 

25 (2.9)

16 (1.9)

Process of carea

  No. of consultations last year

 

512/397

8.2 (6.5)

7.2 (5.5)

  No. of diabetes-related consultations last year

 

512/397

5.2 (3.4)

4.4 (3.6)

  1. Values are means (SD) or numbers (percentages of group)
  2. aData from questionnaires to patients (behavioral) or their general practitioners (process of care)
  3. bThe diagnostic value is limited to measurements from within 45 days of diabetes diagnosis. Reference range: 5.4–7.4%