Age, years (mean (SD)) | 61 (15) | 59.5 (14.7) | <0.001 |
Men, n (%) | 9582 (55) | 3926 (57) | 0.001 |
Practice setting, n (%) | | | <0.001 |
Large urban | 5609 (32) | 3150 (46) | |
Small urban | 3414 (20) | 1147 (17) | |
Rural | 8367 (48) | 2545 (37) | |
Total visits to a doctor in the year before diagnosis of diabetes (mean (SD)) | 7.8 (8.6) | 10.5 (10.8) | <0.001 |
Comorbidities at baseline, n (%) |
Coronary artery disease | 1898 (11) | 1577 (23) | <0.001 |
Stroke | 357 (2) | 249 (4) | <0.001 |
Diabetic neuropathy | 200 (1) | 152 (2) | <0.001 |
Diabetic retinopathy | 1430 (8) | 645 (9) | 0.003 |
Diabetes nephropathy | 525 (3) | 267 (4) | <0.001 |
Resource use within the first year of diabetes diagnosis, (mean (SD)) |
Primary care visits within the 1 year | 9.6 (7.5) | 11.5 (9) | <0.001 |
Specialist visits within the 1 year | 0 | 2.5 (3.0) | <0.001 |