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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with and without mental health conditions

From: Mental illness and intensification of diabetes medications: an observational cohort study

 

MHC Yes n = 10,422

MHC No n = 42,104

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

  

Age, years, %

  

<45

5.0

2.9

45-54

34.1

14.8

55-64

39.8

28.5

65-74

13.7

33.4

≥75

7.3

20.5

Male, %

96.4

98.5

HEALTH STATUS

  

Physical comorbidity index, mean (SD)*

2.9 (1.9)

2.6 (1.8)

Medical comorbidities, % †

  

Macrovascular complications of diabetes

27.9

33.4

Ischemic heart disease

24.1

29.1

Peripheral vascular disease

6.3

7.7

Transient Ischemic Attack

0.6

0.5

Microvascular complications of diabetes

13.8

13.7

Retinopathy

3.6

4.4

Renal disease (other than end-stage renal disease)

4.8

6.3

Peripheral neuropathy

6.9

4.6

Index HbA1c value, %

  

8.0-8.4

31.8

36.8

8.5-8.9

19.9

21.7

9.0-9.4

13.7

13.3

9.5-9.9

9.6

9.0

≥10.0

25.0

19.3

  1. *Selim Comorbidity Index, physical component, is a count of 36 common non-psychiatric medical conditions.
  2. †Comorbidities present in the 2 years prior to the Observation Interval.
  3. Abbreviations: MHC, Mental Health Condition; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; SD, Standard Deviation.