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Table 2 Characteristics of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

From: Multimorbidity and achievement of treatment goals among patients with type 2 diabetes: a primary care, real-world study

 

Values/percentages

N of observations

Sex, female, %

46

4545

Age, mean (SD)

70.9 (12.3)

4545

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)

29.8 (6.03)

3434

Underweight/normal weight, %

17

781

Overweight, %

29

1296

Obesity, %

30

1357

Unknown

24

1111

HbA1c, mmol/mol, mean (SD)

49.5 (13.4)

4480

sBP, mmHg, mean (SD)

138 (20.4)

3394

LDL, mmol/l, mean (SD)

2.52 (1.00)

4423

eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2, mean (SD)

78.2 (20.4)

4049

Proportion of patients who achieved treatment target for

 HbA1c (< 53 mmol/mol), %

71

4480

 sBP (< 135 mmHg), %

46

3394

 LDL (< 2.5 mmol/l), %

56

4423

Antihyperglycemic medication of any kind, %

97

4545

Antihypertensive medication of any kind, %

75

4545

Lipid lowering medication of any kind, %

88

4545

  1. HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin A1c, sBP systolic blood pressure, LDL low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SD standard deviation