Research Article

Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of younger and older groups of newly diagnosed diabetes participants at baseline.

Onset age of diabetes
Younger NEW2D group (aged<65 years old)Older NEW2D group (aged≥65 years old) valueTotal

Total, (%)4408 (76.4)1362 (23.6)5770 (100.0)
Age ()<0.001
Female, (%)1923 (43.63)717 (52.64)<0.0012640 (45.8)
Hospital classification
 1st tier838 (19.0)526 (38.6)<0.0011364 (23.6)
 2nd tier1225 (27.8)352 (25.8)0.1481577 (27.3)
 3rd tier2345 (53.2)484 (35.5)<0.0012829 (49.0)
Positive family history of diabetes, (%)1440 (32.67)188 (13.80)<0.0011628 (28.2)
Current smoking, (%)1146 (26.00)125 (9.18)<0.0011271 (22.0%)
Current drinking, (%)542 (12.30)78 (5.73)<0.001620 (10.75)
Regular exercises, (%)1485 (33.69)531 (38.99)<0.0012016 (34.9)
BMI ()<0.001
 Percentage with  kg/m21650 (37.4)599 (44.0)<0.0012249 (39.0)
 Percentage with kg/m21959 (44.4)585 (43.0)0.3632544 (44.1)
 Percentage with  kg/m2799 (18.1)178 (13.1)<0.001977 (16.9)
T2D only1679 (38.1)409 (30.0)<0.0012088
T2D+HTN617 (14.0)395 (29.0)<0.0011012
T2D+DYLP1323 (30.0)207 (15.2)<0.0011530
T2D+HTN+DYLP789 (17.9)351 (25.8)<0.0011140
Family CVD history902 (20.46)165 (12.11)<0.0011067 (18.49)
FPG (mmol/L)<0.001
HbA1c (%)<0.001
 Percentage with 1904 (43.74)772 (57.78)<0.0012676 (47.04)
 Percentage with 1458 (33.5)638 (47.8)<0.0012096 (36.8)
 Percentage with 955 (21.9)417 (31.2)<0.0011372 (24.1)
Mean SBPs (mmHg)<0.001
Mean DBPs (mmHg)<0.001
 Percentage with  mmHg1953 (44.3)612 (44.9)0.6832565 (44.5)
 Percentage with  mmHg3436 (77.9)922 (67.7)<0.0014358 (75.5)
CHO (mmol/L)<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)<0.001
TG (mmol/L)<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.9 ± 1.00.001
 Percentage with  mmol/L1608 (37.0)531 (39.4)0.1162139 (37.6)
,  mmHg, and  mmol/L614 (14.26)215 (16.19)0.082829 (14.71)
,  mmHg, and mmol/L476 (11.1)179 (13.5)0.016655 (11.6)
,  mmHg, and  mmol/L220 (5.1)81 (6.1)0.161301 (5.3)

1st tier: community hospitals; 2nd tier: secondary/city level hospitals; 3rd tier: teaching or comprehensive central hospitals (tier 3); BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CHO: cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; T2D: diabetes; HTN: hypertension; DYLP: dyslipidemia.