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Table 1 Characteristics of study population by HbA1c level and self reported diabetes. Values are number (%) in the category unless stated otherwise

From: An investigation of the population impact of variation in HbA1clevels in older people in England and Wales: From a population based multi-centre longitudinal study

Characteristic

 

HbA1c (%)

   

Self reported diabetes

 
  

3.7–5.2

5.3–5.7

5.8–6.9

≥7

 

Total

 

Number (%)

372 (33)

345 (30)

287 (25)

36 (3)

99 (9)

1139

Age Median (IQR)

 

78 (73–84)

78 (74–85)

80 (75–86)

83 (77–89)

80 (75–86)

 

MMSE Median (IQR)

 

26 (22–28)

25 (23–28)

25 (21–28)

23 (20–25)

25 (22–28)

 

Sex

Male

154 (41)

139 (40)

125 (43)

20 (56)

49 (49)

487

Social Class

I/II

106 (28)

103 (30)

60 (21)

12 (33)

27 (27)

308

 

III

182 (49)

155 (45)

154 (54)

14 (39)

45 (46)

550

 

IV/V

73 (20)

77 (22)

64 (22)

10 (28)

23 (23)

247

 

Missing

11 (3)

10 (3)

9 (3)

0 (0)

4 (4)

34

Education

<10 years

243 (65)

249 (72)

208 (72)

24 (67)

68 (69)

792

Smoking status

Current smoker

46 (13)

49 (14)

68 (24)

6 (17)

20 (20)

189

 

Ex-smoker

197 (53)

154 (44)

128 (44)

18 (50)

44 (45)

541

 

Non smoker

124 (33)

140 (41)

90 (31)

12 (33)

28 (28)

336

 

Missing

5 (1)

2 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

3 (3)

11

ADL

No impairment

206 (55)

177 (51)

138 (48)

11 (31)

34 (34)

566

 

IADL impairment

61 (17)

62 (18)

55 (19)

9 (25)

19 (19)

206

 

IADL and/or ADL impairment

93 (25)

93 (27)

78 (27)

16 (44)

41 (42)

321

 

Missing

12 (3)

13 (4)

16 (6)

0 (0)

5 (5)

46

History of Heart Attack

45 (12)

44 (13)

40 (14)

3 (8)

20 (21)

152

History of Stroke

36 (10)

42 (12)

36 (13)

4 (11)

21 (21)

139

History of High Blood Pressure

126 (34)

142 (41)

116 (40)

18 (50)

42 (42)

444