| Renal function not monitored (N = 4460) n (%) | Renal function monitored (N = 31042) n (%) | P = |
---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (±SD) | 59.1 years (±16.5) | 64.2 years (±13.9) | <0.001 |
Gender: male | 2,434 (54.6%) | 16,764 (53.9%) | 0.432 |
Ethnicity | N = 2,227 | N = 23,986 |  |
White | 1,232 (55.3) | 13,990 (58.3) | Â |
Mixed | 37 (1.7) | 369 (1.5) | Â |
Asian | 480 (21.6) | 5,735 (23.9) | Â |
Black | 210 (9.4) | 1,973 (8.2) | Â |
Other | 268 (12.0) | 1,919 (8.0) | <0.001 |
Smoking Status | N = 2765 | N = 25263 |  |
Never smoked | 1,562 (56.5) | 14,787 (58.5) | Â |
Current Smoker | 741 (26.8) | 5,879 (18.2) | Â |
Ex-smoker | 462 (16.7) | 4,597 (18.2) | <0.001 |
Alcohol Consumption | N = 1,662 | N = 21568 |  |
No alcohol | 736 (44.3) | 10,514 (48.7) | Â |
Light alcohol | 707 (42.5) | 9,417 (43.7) | Â |
Excess alcohol | 194 (11.7) | 1,531 (7.1) | Â |
Previous excess alcohol | 25 (1.5) | 106 (0.5) | <0.001 |
Investigations | Â | Â | Â |
HbA1c: not monitored | 1,496 (33.5) | 1,939 (6.2) | <0.001 |
HbA1c: mean (±SD) | 8.16% (±2.09) | 8.55 (±2.07) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol: not monitored | 1,413 (31.7) | 633 (2.0) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol: mean (±SD) | 4.93 mmol/l (±1.15) | 4.60 mmol/l (±1.08) | <0.001 |
LDL cholesterol: not monitored | 2,510 (56.3) | 13,168 (42.4) | <0.001 |
LDL cholesterol: mean (±SD) | 2.70 mmol/l (±0.99) | 2.51 mmol/l (±0.91) | <0.001 |
HDL cholesterol: not monitored | 1,688 (37.8) | 4,162 (13.4) | <0.001 |
HDL cholesterol: mean (±SD) | 1.35 mmol/l (±0.39) | 1.29 mmol/l (±0.38) | <0.001 |
Medications | Â | Â | Â |
ACE/ARBs prescribed | 1,847 (41.4) | 20,403 (65.7) | <0.001 |
Lipid lowering drugs prescribed | 2,134 (47.8) | 24,136 (77.8) | <0.001 |
Aspirin prescribed | 801 (18.0) | 9,081 (29.3) | <0.001 |