Towards Patient-Oriented Diabetes Care: Results from Two KORA Surveys in Southern Germany
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study population by treatment group.
Total ()
No medication ()
OHAa only ()
Insulin only or insulin with OHA
Women (%)
43.8
45.7
40.5
49.6
Age (mean yrs (SD))
67.3 (9.2)
67.0 (9.5)
67.1 (9.1)
68.2 (9.0)
Duration of diabetes (mean yrs; (SD))
8.7 (8.4)
5.6 (6.8)
6.9 (6.6)
16.2 (9.4)
% in categories
0–4 yrs
39.7
60.3
43.2
9.9
5–9 yrs
26.3
22.4
31.7
18.0
10–19 yrs
22.0
12.1
20.1
36.9
20–29 yrs
8.2
2.6
3.1
26.1
≥30 yrs
3.7
2.6
1.9
9.0
Education (% basic)
73.5
67.2
74.9
76.6
Cardiovascular comorbidity (%)c
17.9
14.7
13.1
32.4
BMI (kg/m2; mean (SD))
31.2 (5.1)
29.6 (4.4)
31.4 (4.9)
32.6 (5.8)
Health insurance (% statutory)
89.5
89.7
88.8
91.0
Enrolment in T2DM DMP (%)d
20.2
9.5
24.3
21.6
OHA = oral hypoglycemic agents; bonly insulin 50.4%; insulin and OHA 49.6%.
cPrevious myocardial infarction or stroke; dSelf-reported enrolment in structured disease management programs (T2DM DMP). These programs were not widely offered at the time of the F3 survey.
