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Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 32,492)

From: Renal function deterioration in adult patients with type-2 diabetes

 

All patients with T2DM (n = 413,239)

mean ± SD or %

Subgroup (n = 32,492)

mean ± SD or %

Age, years

68.2 ± 12.9

66.3 ± 11.4

Male gender, %

52.8

52.6

Body mass index, kg/m2

31.0 ± 6.7

31.7 ± 6.2

Diabetes duration, years

10.5 ± 9.2

11.3 ± 8.5

HbA1c, %

7.6 ± 1.9

7.0 ± 1.0

Antidiabetic drug treatment

 Insulin, %

47.1

45.8

 Metformin, %

35.7

56.7

 DPP4-inhibitors, %

13.8

16.7

 Sulfonylurea, %

10.6

19.4

 Glinides, %

3.2

7.5

 Acarbose, %

1.1

2.1

 Sensitizers, %

1.0

4.5

 GLP-1 analogues, %

2.9

6.6

 SGLT-2 inhibitors, %

2.5

4.2

Hypertension, %

74.7

88.1

 Syst. blood pressure, mmHg

135.4 ± 18.3

135.5 ± 12.5

 Diast. blood pressure, mmHg

77.4 ± 10.6

78.6 ± 7.3

 Antihypertensive drug treatment, %

52.1

67.0

  ACEi, %

28.2

37.8

  ARBs, %

11.3

21.6

  Betablockers, %

28.4

35.1

  Calcium channel blockers, %

14.7

23.7

  Diuretics, %

28.7

31.8

Dyslipidemia, %

47.6

66.1

Kidney parameters

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

68.2 ± 26.5

76.7 ± 21.7

 Serum potassium, mmol/L

4.3 ± 0.6

4.4 ± 0.5

Comorbidity at baseline

 Myocardial infarction, %

8.1

9.7

 Stroke, %

7.3

8.0

 Heart failure, %

5.7

9.2

 Peripheral artery disease, %

16.3

32.8

 Major amputation, %

0.9

0.8

 Minor amputation, %

2.2

1.9

 Diabetic neuropathy, %

43.6

69.5

 Diabetic foot syndrome, %

11.6

25.1

 Diabetic retinopathy, %

4.8

13.5

  1. Legend: DPP dipeptidyl peptidase-4, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, SGLT-2 sodium-glucose transport protein-2