Table 1 Comparison of patient baseline characteristics by condition

Diabetes

N = 785

N = 1182

N = 1967

Male

432 (55.0)

651 (55.1)

1083 (55.1)

Age (years)

Median (IQ range)

67.0 (59.0–74.0)

66.0 (58.0–73.0)

66.0 (59.0–73.0)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Yes

4 (0.5)

23 (1.9)

27 (1.4)

No

723 (92.1)

1036 (87.6)

1759 (89.4)

Missing

58 (7.4)

123 (10.4)

181 (9.2)

BMI

Underweight

5 (0.6)

3 (0.3)

8 (0.4)

Normal

121 (15.4)

181 (15.3)

302 (15.4)

Overweight

243 (31.0)

386 (32.7)

629 (32.0)

Obese

334 (42.5)

464 (39.3)

798 (40.6)

Missing

82 (10.4)

148 (12.5)

230 (11.7)

HbA1c %

Median (IQ range)

7.1 (6.3–8.0)

6.9 (6.2–7.7)

7.0 (6.3–7.8)

Missing

64 (8.2)

90 (7.6)

154 (7.8)

Diabetes management:

Dietary control

Yes

446 (56.8)

604 (51.1)

1050 (53.4)

No

309 (39.4)

503 (42.6)

812 (41.3)

Missing

30 (3.8)

75 (6.3)

105 (5.3)

Insulin

Yes

145 (18.5)

204 (17.3)

349 (17.7)

No

610 (77.7)

903 (76.4)

1513 (76.9)

Missing

30 (3.8)

75 (6.3)

105 (5.3)

Prescription tablets

Yes

541 (68.9)

729 (61.7)

1270 (64.6)

No

214 (27.3)

378 (32.0)

592 (30.1)

Missing

30 (3.8)

75 (6.3)

105 (5.3)

Years since first diagnosed

< 1 year

39 (5.0)

67 (5.7)

106 (5.4)

1–5 years

256 (32.6)

403 (34.1)

659 (33.5)

6–10 years

201 (25.6)

235 (19.9)

436 (22.2)

> 10 years

230 (29.3)

311 (26.3)

541 (27.5)

Missing

59 (7.5)

166 (14.0)

225 (11.4)

Hyperlipidaemia

N = 1463

N = 2356

N = 3819

Male

753 (51.5)

1277 (54.2)

2030 (53.2)

Age (years)

Median (IQ range)

68.0 (60.0–74.0)

66.0 (58.0–74.0)

66.0 (59.0–74.0)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Yes

9 (0.6)

26 (1.1)

35 (0.9)

No

1342 (91.7)

2102 (89.2)

3444 (90.2)

Missing

112 (7.7)

228 (9.7)

340 (8.9)

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

1^st quartile

251 (17.2)

575 (24.4)

826 (21.6)

2^nd quartile

476 (32.5)

756 (32.1)

1232 (32.3)

3^rd quartile

390 (26.7)

663 (28.1)

1053 (27.6)

4^th quartile

346 (23.7)

362 (15.4)

708 (18.5)

Co-morbid conditions:

Known heart disease

Yes

540 (36.9)

812 (34.5)

1352 (35.4)

No

869 (59.4)

1398 (59.3)

2267 (59.4)

Missing

54 (3.7)

146 (6.2)

200 (5.2)

Diabetes

509 (34.8)

853 (36.2)

1362 (35.7)

Smoking status

Current

103 (7.0)

201 (8.5)

304 (8.0)

Ex-smoker

644 (44.0)

1001 (42.5)

1645 (43.1)

Never smoked

654 (44.7)

990 (42.0)

1644 (43.0)

Missing

62 (4.2)

164 (7.0)

226 (5.9)

Total cholesterol

Median (IQ range)

4.7 (4.0–5.4)

4.6 (4.0–5.4)

4.7 (4.0–5.4)

Missing

99 (6.8)

186 (7.9)

285 (7.5)

Triglyceride

Median (IQ range)

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

1.6 (1.2–2.2)

1.6 (1.2–2.2)

Missing

185 (12.6)

204 (8.7)

389 (10.2)

HDL-C

Median (IQ range)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

Missing

239 (16.3)

515 (21.9)

754 (19.7)

Anticoagulant therapy

N = 372

N = 572

N = 944

Male

217 (58.3)

326 (57.0)

543 (57.5)

Age (years)

Median (IQ range)

73.0 (66.0–79.0)

73.0 (65.0–78.0)

73.0 (65.0–79.0)

BMI

Underweight

7 (1.9)

5 (0.9)

12 (1.3)

Normal

90 (24.2)

165 (28.8)

255 (27.0)

Overweight

130 (34.9)

190 (33.2)

320 (33.9)

Obese

111 (29.8)

132 (23.1)

243 (25.7)

Missing

34 (9.1)

80 (14.0)

114 (12.1)

Multiple co-morbidities

Yes

170 (45.7)

285 (49.8)

455 (48.2)

No

186 (50.0)

259 (45.3)

445 (47.1)

Missing

16 (4.3)

28 (4.9)

44 (4.7)

INR

Below target range

73 (19.6)

115 (20.1)

188 (19.9)

Within target range

197 (53.0)

316 (55.2)

513 (54.3)

Above target range

37 (9.9)

63 (11.0)

100 (10.6)

Missing

65 (17.5)

78 (13.6)

143 (15.1)