Total Male Female P value
Number (%) 14826 8020 (54.1) 6806 (45.9)  
Age (years) 59.2 ± 11.5 58.3 ± 11.3 60.2 ± 11.6 <0.001
Employed (%) 41.7 55.3 25.7 <0.001
Education level (%)
Illiterate or primary
Middle school
Higher school or above

42.3
39.6
18.1

30.6
45.8
23.6

56.0
32.4
11.6

<0.001
Clinical characteristics
Duration of diabetes (years) 7 (2, 13) 6 (2, 12) 8 (3, 15) <0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.9 ± 4.3 26.0 ± 4.0 25.8 ± 4.5 <0.001
Waist circumference (cm) 89.3 ± 11.2 91.8 ± 10.8 86.5 ± 11.0 <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 135 ± 19 134 ± 18 136 ± 20 <0.001
HbA1c (%) 7.5 ± 1.6 7.5 ± 1.6 7.5 ± 1.5 0.464
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) 7.9± 2.6 7.9 ± 2.6 7.9 ± 2.5 0.535
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.6 ± 0.8 2.6 ± 0.8 2.7 ± 0.8 <0.001
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 1.3 (0.9,1.9) 1.3 (0.9,1.9) 1.3 (1.0,1.9) 0.005
Estimated GFR (ml/min per 1.73m2) 104.2 ± 36.3 103.4 ± 31.0 105.2 ± 41.7 0.002
Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (mg/mmol) 1.6 (0.6, 7.2) 1.4 (0.5, 6.9) 1.8 (0.7, 7.5) <0.001
Co-morbitidies and complications
Hypertension (%) 80.8 80.5 81.2 0.330
Dyslipidaemia (%) 86.9 85.4 88.6 <0.001
Obesity (%) 54.7 56.8 52.2 <0.001
Albuminuria (%)
Microalbuminuria
Macroalbuminuria

24.4
13.2

19.9
13.5

29.8
12.9

<0.001
0.259
Chronic kidney disease (%) 9.3 8.7 10.0 0.006
End-stage renal disease (%) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.796
Retinopathy (%) 27.3 27.2 27.5 0.665
Sensory neuropathy (%) 4.5 4.9 4.0 0.004
Cardiovascular disease (%) 21.6 24.0 18.8 <0.001
Hypoglycaemia at least once monthly (%) 8.4 8.0 8.9 0.047
Malignancy (%) 4.5 3.9 5.2 <0.001
Lifestyle factors
Current or ex-smoker (%) 32.2 53.7 6.9 <0.001
Adherence to diet (%) 52.9 50.2 56.1 <0.001
Physical exercise at least 3 times per week (%) 47.9 47.0 49.0 0.019
Blood glucose monitoring at least once per month (%) 62.2 61.7 62.8 0.171
Treatment
Diet control only (%) 17.8 19.0 16.4 <0.001
Oral hypoglycaemic agent only (%) 72.2 70.8 73.8 <0.001
Insulin (%) 10.0 10.2 9.8 0.470
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (inter-quartile range) or percentages as appropriate.
GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate; HbA1c: Glycated Haemoglobin; LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale
Table 1: Clinical characteristics of 14,826 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.