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Table 1 Demographic of subjects with DME and age/gender matched diabetes controls, 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2005

From: Hospitalized cardiovascular events in patients with diabetic macular edema

 

DME subjects

Diabetes controls

 

n

%

n

%

All subjects

3519

100

10557

100

Female

1645

46.7

4935

46.7

Male

1874

53.3

5622

53.3

Age groups

18-29

49

1.4

157

1.5

30-39

217

6.2

591

5.6

40-49

517

14.7

1522

14.4

50-59

1144

32.5

3271

31.0

60-69

937

26.6

2971

28.1

70-79

516

14.7

1521

14.4

80-89

139

3.9

524

5.0

Mean

58

-

59

-

Median

58

-

59

-

SD

12

-

12

-

Region

    

Midwest

1449

41.2

3485

33.0

Northeast

353

10.0

1184

11.2

South

1430

40.6

4803

45.5

West

287

8.2

1085

10.3

Charlson comorbidity index*

0

294

8.4

3355

31.8

1

1235

35.1

4772

45.2

2+

1990

56.6

2430

23.0

Eligibility duration

Days

Years

Days

Years

Mean

1116

3.1

1085

3.0

Median

1218

3.3

1186

3.2

SD

371

1.0

398

1.1

Follow-up time

Mean

504

1.4

487

1.3

Median

438

1.2

417

1.1

SD

356

1.0

362

1.0

  1. *Chi-square, p < 0.0001.
  2. DME = diabetic macular edema; SD = standard deviation.