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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants after propensity score matching

From: Cardiovascular and mortality benefits of sodium–glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: CVD-Real Catalonia

 

Total population

N = 25,834

oGLD

N = 12,917

SGLT2i

N = 12,917

Standardized mean differences

Age, mean (SD), years

62.9 (11.1)

62.8 (11.8)

62.9 (10.4)

0.007

Gender, n (%), females

11,331 (43.9)

5682 (44.0)

5649 (43.7)

0.005

Smoking, n (%)

4145 (16.3)

2081 (16.3)

2064 (16.2)

0.004

Diabetes duration ≥ 5 years, n (%)

20,065 (77.7)

10,037 (77.7)

10,028 (77.6)

0.002

HbA1c (%), mean (SD)

8.69 (1.57)

8.79 (1.64)

8.59 (1.48)

0.128

Missing’s, n (%)

5980 (23.1)

2948 (22.8)

3032 (23.5)

Deprivation index (medium–high), n (%)

12,356 (47.9)

6156 (47.6)

6200 (48.0)

0.016

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Cardiovascular disease

7019 (27.2)

3466 (26.8)

3553 (27.5)

0.015

 Heart failure

1421 (5.5)

692 (5.4)

729 (5.6)

0.013

 Myocardial infarction

1624 (6.3)

800 (6.2)

824 (6.4)

0.008

 Unstable angina

383 (1.5)

197 (1.5)

186 (1.4)

0.007

 Atrial fibrillation

1343 (5.2)

668 (5.2)

675 (5.2)

0.002

 Stroke

1488 (5.8)

752 (5.8)

736 (5.7)

0.005

 Chronic kidney disease

1697 (6.6)

1021 (7.9)

676 (5.2)

0.108

 Peripheral artery disease

1895 (7.3)

942 (7.3)

953 (7.4)

0.003

 Microvascular diseasea

5749 (22.3)

2884 (22.3)

2865 (22.2)

0.004

 Cancer

2975 (11.5)

1589 (12.3)

1386 (10.7)

0.049

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)

58.8 (4.82)

58.5 (5.5)

59.0 (3.98)

0.100

 Missing’s, n (%)

6058 (23.4)

3003 (23.2)

3055 (23.7)

Concomitant medications, n (%)

 Anti-hypertensives

19,453 (75.3)

9645 (74.7)

9808 (75.9)

0.029

 ACE inhibitors

9891 (38.3)

4950 (38.3)

4941 (38.3)

0.001

 Angiotensin II receptor blockers

8577 (33.2)

4272 (33.1)

4305 (33.3)

0.005

 Beta blockers

6926 (26.8)

3441 (26.6)

3485 (27.0)

0.008

 Calcium channel blockers

540 (2.1)

290 (2.3)

250 (1.9)

0.022

 Thiazides

2431 (9.4)

1219 (9.4)

1212 (9.4)

0.002

 Loop-diuretics

3008 (11.6)

1492 (11.6)

1516 (11.7)

0.006

 Statins

16,812 (65.1)

8381 (64.9)

8431 (65.3)

0.008

  1. aDefined as diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, or nephropathy
  2. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology formula, oGLD other glucose-lowering drugs, SGLT2i sodium–glucose co-transporter inhibitors