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Table 1 Subject descriptive characteristics by type 2 diabetes status

From: A novel method for studying the temporal relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer using the electronic medical record

Variables

Diabetes (N = 11,236)

No diabetes (N = 54,365)

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

  

Male

5813 (51.7)

28019 (51.5)

Female

5423 (48.3)

26346 (48.5)

Mean age (years) (IQR)

62.9 (53–73)

63.2 (53–72)

Age group

  

30–49 years

1940 (17.3)

9760 (18.0)

50–59 years

2681 (23.9)

12832 (23.6)

60–69 years

3110 (27.7)

14294 (26.3)

70–79 years

2409 (21.4)

10711 (19.7)

≥80 years

1096 (9.8)

6768 (12.4)

Smoking status

  

Ever

7579 (67.5)

36427 (67.0)

Never

3657 (32.5)

17938 (33.0)

Diabetes diagnosis period

  

1995–1999

2486 (22.1)

12123 (22.3)

2000–2004

4657 (41.4)

22581 (41.5)

2005–2009

4093 (36.4)

19661 (36.2)

MESA residency

  

No

9036 (80.4)

43871 (80.7)

Yes

2200 (19.6)

10494 (19.3)

Mean BMI (kg/m2) (IQR)

33.4 (28–37)

28.9 (26–39)

Have insurance

8881 (79.0)

40852 (75.1)

Visit frequency during 2 years before diabetes

  

0-5

2285 (20.3)

15848 (29.2)

6-10

2367 (21.1)

13093 (24.1)

11-20

3146 (28.0)

1411 (26.0)

>20

3438 (30.6)

11308 (20.8)

Visit frequency during 2 years after diabetes

  

0-5

1175 (10.5)

21396 (39.4)

6-10

1523 (13.6)

10286 (18.9)

11-20

3223 (28.7)

11492 (21.1)

>20

5315 (47.3)

11191 (20.6)

Mean observation time (IQR)

  

Years Before Diabetes onset

16.6 (6.1–26.1)

16.3 (5.7–26.2)

Years After Diabetes onset

7.4 (4.4–10.0)

6.1 (2.8–8.8)

Comorbidities

  

Myocardial infarction

208 (1.9)

609 (1.1)

Coronary heart disease

590 (5.3)

1380 (2.5)

Peripheral vascular disease

272 (2.4)

984 (1.8)

Cardiovascular disease

351 (3.1)

1290 (2.4)

Chronic pulmonary disease

1069 (9.5)

3106 (5.7)

Rheumatic heart disease

200 (1.8)

999 (1.8)

Renal disease

207 (1.8)

713 (1.3)

Cancer

  

Breast1

543 (10.0)

2282 (8.7)

Colon

  

Men2

173 (3.0)

642 (2.3)

Women1

129 (2.4)

548 (2.1)

Prostate2

600 (10.3)

2832 (10.1)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; MESA, Marshfield Epidemiologic Study Area; BMI, body mass index.
  2. 1Women only, N = 5,423 with diabetes and 26,346 without diabetes.
  3. 2Men only, N = 5,813 with diabetes and 28,019 without diabetes.