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Table 2 Demographic and medical characteristics of responders with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (n = 1,352), n (%)

From: Care of vision and ocular health in diabetic members of a national diabetes organization: A cross-sectional study

 

All patients

(n = 1,352)

Type 1

(n = 451)

Type 2

(n = 901)

Sex distribution

      

   Female

699

(51.7)

247

(54.8)

452

(50.2)

   Male

653

(48.3)

204

(45.2)

449

(49.8)

Age distribution*

      

   < 20 years

7

(0.5)

6

(1.3)

1

(0.1)

   21–30 years

55

(4.1)

54

(12.0)

1

(0.1)

   31–40 years

108

(8.0)

87

(19.3)

21

(2.3)

   41–50 years

185

(13.7)

106

(23.5)

79

(8.8)

   51–60 years

315

(23.3)

91

(20.2)

224

(24.9)

   61–70 years

349

(25.8)

71

(15.7)

278

(30.9)

   71–80 years

261

(19.3)

30

(6.7)

231

(25.6)

   81–90 years

72

(5.3)

6

(1.3)

66

(7.3)

Mean age (sd)

59

(± 15)

48

(± 15)

64

(± 11)

Mean duration of diabetes (sd)

14

(± 12)

22

(± 14)

10

(± 9)

Mean HbA1c at last diabetes follow up (sd) §

7.3

(± 1.2)

7.5

(± 1.0)

7.1

(± 1.3)

HbA1c within guideline treatment target*

      

   All patients (HbA1c <7%/<9% depending on age)

461

(41.2)

107

(26.4)

354

(49.6)

   Patients = 80 years (HbA1c <7%)

420

(39.1)

103

(25.6)

317

(47.2)

   Patients > 80 years (HbA1c <9%)

41

(87.2)

4

(100)

37

(86.0)

Stable blood glucose level previous year

845

(63.9)

258

(58.6)

587

(66.6)

Diabetes treatment*

      

   Diet (n = 757)

668

(88.2)

129

(66.2)

539

(95.9)

   Exercise (n = 657)

536

(81.6)

112

(59.6)

424

(90.4)

   Weight reduction (n = 430)

197

(45.8)

16

(10.4)

181

(65.6)

   Oral medication (n = 771)

564

(73.2)

16

(10.3)

548

(89.1)

   Insulin (n = 896)

742

(82.8)

443

(99.8)

299

(66.2)

Blood pressure and cholesterol medication*

      

   Blood pressure (n = 1,337)

687

(51.4)

142

(31.6)

545

(61.4)

   Cholesterol (n = 1,324)

591

(44.6)

123

(27.7)

468

(53.2)

Smoking

      

   Present smoker (n = 1,345)

203

(15.1)

88

(19.6)

115

(12.8)

   Previous smoker (n = 1,306)

716

(54.8)

216

(50.2)

500

(57.1)

Known history of ocular disease

      

   Cataract* (n = 1,019)

261

(25.6)

63

(17.2)

198

(30.4)

   Diabetic retinopathy* (n = 1,058)

182

(17.2)

91

(23.3)

91

(13.6)

   Glaucoma* (n = 905)

93

(10.3)

14

(4.2)

79

(13.8)

   Age-related macula degeneration (n = 857)

35

(4.1)

6

(1.9)

29

(5.4)

   Hypertensive/occlusive vascular retinopathy (n = 851)

19

(2.2)

3

(0.9)

16

(3.0)

Laser treated diabetes related ocular disease

      

   History of diabetic retinopathy reported

105

(10.0)

57

(14.7)

48

(7.2)

   History of diabetic retinopathy not reported*

19

(1.8)

7

(1.8)

12

(1.8)

  1. Pearson chi-square *p < 0.001 and p < 0.01 between type 1 and type 2 diabetics.
  2. Data missing for 31,§ 232, 30 and 300 responders