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Table 3 Patient characteristics (N = 32,492)

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

 

eGFR-increasea

> 12

(27.1% of pts)

eGFR-increasea

0 up to + 12

(18.6% of pts)

eGFR-slopea

0 down to − 12

(23.4% of pts)

eGFR-slopea

− 12 or smaller

(30.9% of pts)

Age, years

56.9 ± 10.2

66.9 ± 9.0

69.8 ± 8.5

74.1 ± 8.2

Male gender, %

57.3

57.5

51.2

43.9

Body mass index, kg/m2

32.5 ± 6.7

31.0 ± 5.8

31.2 ± 5.9

31.7 ± 6.0

Diabetes duration, years

9.1 ± 6.9

10.8 ± 8.0

11.7 ± 8.7

14.0 ± 9.5

HbA1c, %

7.0 ± 1.1

6.9 ± 0.9

6.9 ± 0.9

7.0 ± 0.9

Antidiabetic drug treatment

 Insulin, %

41.8

41.8

44.6

54.6

 Metformin, %

68.6

61.8

58.4

37.5

 DPP4-inhibitors, %

17.1

14.1

15.9

19.1

 Sulfonylurea, %

18.1

20.6

20.3

19.3

 Glinides, %

6.4

6.8

7.0

9.7

 Acarbose, %

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.5

 Sensitizers, %

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.3

 GLP-1 analogues, %

11.2

5.8

4.8

3.3

 SGLT-2 inhibitors, %

7.3

3.6

3.0

1.9

Hypertension, %

83.6

88.0

89.9

91.8

 Syst. blood pressure, mmHg

134.9 ± 12.4

136.1 ± 12.3

135.8 ± 12.4

135.5 ± 12.7

 Diast. blood pressure, mmHg

80.9 ± 7.1

78.9 ± 6.9

78.1 ± 7.0

76.2 ± 7.3

 Antihypertensive drug treatment, %

60.0

66.5

69.5

73.9

  ACEi, %

35.3

37.1

38.4

40.7

  ARBs, %

18.0

20.6

22.1

26.2

  Betablockers, %

26.4

32.4

37.8

45.5

  Calcium channel blockers, %

18.5

22.5

24.1

30.5

  Diuretics, %

19.6

26.9

32.7

49.5

Dyslipidemia, %

68.7

68.2

69.2

59.1

Kidney parameters

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

99.8 ± 8.6

83.5 ± 4.3

70.7 ± 4.5

48.5 ± 12.3

 Serum potassium, mmol/L

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.5

Albuminuria

 Microalbuminuria, %

42.3

40.4

41.8

50.9

 Macroalbuminuria, %

1.7

1.9

2.2

7.7

Comorbidity at baseline

 Myocardial infarction, %

5.4

8.9

10.3

14.8

 Stroke, %

3.9

7.7

8.8

12.6

 Heart failure, %

4.1

7.3

8.1

16.1

 Peripheral artery disease, %

22.2

31.3

35.1

44.6

 Major amputation, %

0.5

0.7

0.9

1.2

 Minor amputation, %

0.9

1.4

1.9

3.4

 Diabetic neuropathy, %

61.1

68.7

72.2

77.9

 Diabetic foot syndrome, %

18.6

23.8

27.4

32.2

 Diabetic retinopathy, %

9.6

11.6

14.3

19.1

  1. Legend: values are mean ± SD; aWithin 3 years; DPP4, 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