Table 1

Descriptive values of the sample

20072008200920102011201220132014Significance
Total of patients with diabetes screened5027 (32.65%)4989 (32.40%)5312 (34.50%)5367 (34.86%)5276 (34.22%)6337 (41.16%)5623 (36.52%)6125 (34.42%)
Type 1 DM117 (2.33)116 (2.32)121 (2.28)124 (2.31)121 (2.29)144 (2.27)129 (2.29)142 (2.31)p=0.925
Gender
Men
2881 (57.31%)2802 (56.16%)2890 (54.41%)3007 (56.03%)2933 (55.60%) 3594 (56.72%)3131 (55.69%)3511 (57.33%)p=0.996
Mean age in years64.74±12.39 (6–91)66.32±12.46 (6–92)65.45±12.62 (6–94)65.73±11.88 (6–96)65.44±12.45 (7–94)65.34±12.42 (5–96)65.94±11.60 (8–94)65.90±12.04 (6–95)p=0.121
Age groups
 <3024 (0.49%)35 (0.69%)33 (0.62%)29 (0.54%)32 (0.60%)43 (0.68%)35 (0.62%)40 (0.64%)
 31–40120 (2.39%)122 (2.44%)116 (2.18%)126 (2.34%)127 (2.40%)150 (2.37%)124 (2.21%)131 (2.14%)
 41–50401 (7.99%)445 (8.91%)451 (8.49%)475 (8.85%)452 (8.56%)538 (8.59%)482 (8.57%)530 (8.66%)
 51–60951 (18.91%)893 (17.90%)1055 (19.86%)1014 (18.9%)1040 (19.71%)1242 (19.60%)1107 (19.69%)1238 (20.22%)
 61–701530 (30.43%)1536 (30.78%)1640 (30.89%)1561 (29.1%)1625 (30.79%)1915 (30.22%)1698 (30.19%)1788 (29.19%)
 71–801506 (29.95%)1492 (29.30%)1590 (29.93%)1656 (30.86%)1584 (30.02%)1897 (29.93%)1734 (30.83%)1897 (30.97%)
 >80494 (9.84%)466 (9.34%)427 (8.03%)505 (9.4%)416 (7.88%)552 (8.7%)443 (7.88%)501 (8.18%)p=0.998
Diabetes duration, in years8.37±6.92 (1–54)8.66±6.78 (1–50)8.57±6.12 (1–60)8.23±6.81 (1–56)8.29±6.56 (1–54)8.23±6.82 (1–58)8.28±6.11 (1–57)8.34±6.83 (1–59)p=0.302
Diet900 (17.9%)963 (19.3%)993 (18.7%)982 (19.3%)1012 (18.8%)1045 (16.5%)1005 (16.9%)1090 (18.5%)
O3298 (65.6%)3213 (64.4%)3469 (65.3%)3521 (64.6%)3403 (64.9%)4265 (67.3%)3706 (66.9%)4018 (64.9%)
O+IT*387 (7.7%)379 (7.6%)420 (7.9%)440 (8.2%)449 (8.5%)539 (8.5%)484 (8.6%)545 (8.9%)
IT*442 (8.8%)434 (8.7%)430 (8.1%)424 (7.9%)412 (7.8%)488 (7.7%)428 (7.6%)472 (7.7%)p=0.171*
Arterial hypertension1413 (28.12%)1462 (29.32%)1608 (30.27%)1536 (28.63%)1537 (29.13%)1796 (28.34%)1600 (28.45%)1761 (28.75%)p=0.171
Dyslipidaemia1967 (39.12%)2003 (40.15%)2070 (38.97%)2183 (40.67%)2109 (39.97%)2546 (40.17%)2156 (38.33%)2412 (39.38%)p=0.332
BMI>301967 (50.12%)2484 (49.78%)2727 (51.33%)2653 (49.43%)2640 (50.04%)3038 (47.94%)2780 (49.43%)3024 (49.37%)p=0.216
Mean level of HbA1c7.38±1.50 (3.90–14.10)6.90±1.27 (4.37–12.05)7.07±1.71 (3.80–15.00)7.49±1.56 (4.50–14.60)7.30±1.51 (4.00–15.50)7.64±1.51 (4.30–15.80)7.65±1.41 (4.30–15.80)7.61±1.43 (4.10–15.60)p<0.001
HbA1c**
 <307.11±2.087.27±1.577.43±1.769.24±2.328.39±2.369.43±2.398.16±1.458.90±2.02p=0.045
 31–407.59±1.667.11±1.877.74±1.278.73±2.288.07±1.118.17±1.958.59±2.108.05±1.99p=0.021
 41–507.35±1.747.32±1.597.20±1.768.59±1.328.15±1.90 8.09±1.858.75±1.798.83±1.79p=0.006
 51–607.34±1.457.01±1.357.14±1.727.88±1.488.21±1.788.38±1.748.39±1.608.65±1.52P<0.001
 61–707.30±1.557.39±1.297.16±1.617.27±1.477.79±1.198.72±1.398.23±1.338.19±1.37P<0.001
 71–807.17±1.327.19±1.177.14±1.867.14±1.337.77±1.377.28±1.247.05±1.117.21±1.29p=0.503
 >807.38±1.077.11±1.177.16±1.477.45±1.237.31±1.477.45±1.337.56±1.277.35±1.83p=0.172
  • The values are compared between groups using the one-way ANOVA. O+IT* Differences between O+IT versus IT* alone are significant, with a p value <0.001, due to a change in the use of combined drugs. HbA1c** mean HbA1c in each age groups.

  • Diet*, treatment of diabetes; IT, insulin treatment; O, oral hypoglycaemics agents.