Table 1 Population description, and statistics for the HbA1c and LDL measurements for patients with type 2 diabetes in North Karelia, Finland during 2012 to 2017

Number of all patients

N

11,806

12,794

13,141

13,221

13,943

14,116

Diagnosed in this year

577

985

860

753

783

751

Died in this year

514

513

510

579

574

Diagnosed or dead

1483

1360

1254

1353

1316

Patients in the whole-year follow-up

11,229

11,311

11,781

11,967

12,590

12,800

Sex

Women, %

47.1

46.9

46.5

46.0

45.8

45.6

< 0.001

Age, years

Mean

67.8

68.1

68.3

68.6

68.7

69.0

< 0.001

Women

70.0

70.2

70.5

70.6

70.7

70.9

< 0.001

Men

65.8

66.3

66.5

66.9

67.0

67.4

< 0.001

HbA1c, % (mmol/mol)

Measured, %

78.1

76.2

76.1

76.8

75.8

76.1

< 0.001

Mean

6.64

6.62

6.74

6.75

6.72

6.80

(49.0)

(48.8)

(50.1)

(50.3)

(49.9)

(50.8)

Geom. mean

6.42

6.40

6.54

6.54

6.50

6.59

(46.7)

(46.4)

(47.9)

(48.0)

(47.5)

(48.5)

< 0.001

< 7 (53), %

72.7

72.4

69.7

68.5

69.7

67.3

< 0.001

Women

Measured, %

80.1

78.6

78.6

79.6

77.0

77.8

< 0.001

Mean

6.60

6.60

6.73

6.73

6.69

6.78

(48.6)

(48.6)

(50.0)

(50.0)

(49.6)

(50.6)

Geom. mean

6.39

6.38

6.53

6.52

6.48

6.57

(46.3)

(46.2)

(47.9)

(47.7)

(47.3)

(48.3)

< 0.001

< 7 (53), %

74.6

73.3

70.5

70.4

71.1

69.2

< 0.001

Men

Measured, %

76.2

74.2

74.0

74.5

74.7

74.8

0.012

Mean

6.68

6.64

6.75

6.78

6.74

6.82

(49.5)

(49.1)

(50.3)

(50.5)

(50.1)

(51.0)

Geom. mean

6.45

6.41

6.54

6.56

6.52

6.61

(47.0)

(46.6)

(48.0)

(48.2)

(47.7)

(48.7)

< 0.001

< 7 (53), %

70.9

71.5

69.0

66.8

68.4

65.6

< 0.001

LDL, mmol/l

Measured, %

69.1

67.5

67.4

67.6

67.4

68.5

0.003

Mean

2.52

2.50

2.50

2.45

2.45

2.42

Geom. mean

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.31

2.30

2.27

< 0.001

< 2.5, %

53.4

55.0

55.1

57.4

57.5

59.5

< 0.001

Women

Measured, %

69.0

67.4

66.9

68.2

67.0

68.9

0.012

Mean

2.61

2.58

2.59

2.57

2.56

2.53

Geom. mean

2.47

2.44

2.44

2.42

2.41

2.38

< 0.001

< 2.5, %

50.3

51.6

51.4

52.6

52.8

54.1

0.010

Men

Measured, %

69.2

67.5

67.8

67.0

67.8

68.1

0.095

Mean

2.44

2.43

2.42

2.35

2.36

2.32

Geom. mean

2.31

2.30

2.28

2.22

2.22

2.18

< 0.001

< 2.5, %

56.1

58.0

58.4

61.7

61.4

64.1

< 0.001