Table 1

Characteristics of patients with and without digital photography

N (%)Global
329 419 (100)
Without DP
220 696 (67)
With DP
108 723 (33)
*P value
Sex, n (%)<0.001
 Male180 198 (54.7)119 087 (54.0)61 111 (56.2)
 Female149 221 (45.3)101 609 (46.0)47 612 (43.8)
Age (years) (n=329 419)68.6 (11.7)69.4 (11.9)66.9 (11.0)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2, SD) (n=329 419)30.1 (5.1)30.1 (5.2)30.2 (5.0)<0.001
Diabetes time of progress (years) (n=329 419)7.6 (5.6)7.5 (5.8)7.8 (5.1)<0.001
Age of diabetes diagnosis (n=329 419)61.0 (11.4)61.9 (11.7)59.2 (10.7)<0.001
A1C (%) (n=263 690)7.2 (1.3)7.2 (1.3)7.2 (1.3)0.631
Hypertension, n (%) (n=264 743)80.480.580.10.003
SBP (mm Hg) (n=279 030)134.8 (13.2)135.0 (13.5)134.5 (12.5)<0.001
DBP (mm Hg) (n=279 030)75.2 (8.6)75.0 (8.8)75.6 (8.3)<0.001
PP (mm Hg) (n=279 030)59.6 (12.4)60.0 (12.7)58.9 (11.9)<0.001
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) (n=248 610)137.0 (36.9)137.0 (37.4)136.9 (36.0)0.461
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (n=258 046)154.5 (102.6)153.5 (103.3)156.4 (101.2)<0.001
Creatine (mg/dL) (n=265 898)0.9 (0.4)0.9 (0.4)0.9 (0.3)<0.001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) <60, n (%) (n=265 898)57 957 (21.8)39 431 (22.9)18 526 (19.7)<0.001
UACR (mg/g) (n=149 526)41.8 (155.1)45.4 (163.4)36.1 (141.3)<0.001
  • *p Value for comparison of groups with Pearson's χ2 test for qualitative variables and ANOVA for the quantitative ones. Values are expressed as n (%) and mean (SD).

  • A1C, glycated haemoglobin; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DP, digital photography; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration ratio; PP, pulse pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; UACR, urinary albumin-to-creatine ratio.