Table 3

Characteristics of 5115 patients enrolled in the nationwide Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes (DD2) project, which currently can be linked to the Danish Diabetes Database for Adults

VariablesPatients with type 2 diabetes
N (%) of DD2 participants who could be linked to the Danish Diabetes Database for Adults, as of September 2015. 5115 (73)
Tobacco smoking, n (%)
  Never smoker2254 (44)
  Former smoker1649 (32)
  Current smoker, daily886 (17)
  Current smoker, occasionally55 (1)
  Smoking status listed as unknown271 (5)
Men (n=2984)
Median height (IQR), cm178 (174–183)
  Height missing, n (%)709 (24)
Current median weight (IQR), kg96 (85–110)
  Weight missing, n (%)229 (8)
Current BMI, n (% of those with known BMI)
 <18.52 (0)
  18.5–24.9250 (11)
  25–29.9833 (37)
  30+1183 (52)
  BMI missing716
Women (n=2131)
Median height (IQR), cm164 (160–169)
  Height missing, n (%)561 (26)
Current median weight (IQR), kg84 (71–96)
  Weight missing, n (%)188 (4)
Current BMI, n (% of those with
known BMI)
 <18.58 (1)
  18.5–24.9240 (15)
  25–29.9458 (29)
  30+861 (55)
  BMI missing564
HbA1c value
 <7%3592 (70)
  7.0%–8.0%824 (16)
  8.0%–9.0%303 (6)
 ≥9.0%313 (6)
  HbA1c missing83 (2)
Albuminuria, N (%)
  Albumin–creatinine ratio <30 mg/g3565 (70)
  Albumin–creatinine ratio 30–300 mg/g830 (16)
  Albumin–creatinine ratio ≥300 mg/g110 (2)
  Albuminuria–creatinine ratio missing610 (12)
Blood pressure, median (IQR), mm Hg
  Systolic130 (124–140)
  Diastolic80 (74–85)
Lipids, median (IQR), mmol/L
  Total cholesterol4.4 (3.7–5.1)
  HDL cholesterol1.2 (1.0–1.5)
  LDL cholesterol2.2 (1.7–2.8)
  Triglycerides1.6 (1.2–2.4)
Physician-reported antidiabetic treatment, n (%)*
  Insulin only59 (1)
  Insulin and oral antidiabetic treatment306 (6)
  Oral antidiabetic treatment3993 (78)
  None757 (15)
Physician-reported antihypertensive treatment, n (%)3523 (69)
Physician-reported ACE inhibitor or ATII-antagonist treatment, n (%)2786 (54)
Physician-reported hypolipidaemic treatment3373 (66)
Eye screening completed2762 (54)
Foot examination completed4362 (85)
  • *Within the year prior to enrolment in the DD2 cohort.

  • ATII-antagonist, angiotensin 2 antagonist; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin A; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.