Table 2 Characteristics of people with and without a code for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) prior to Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis at time of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) diagnosis^a

Total

10,983

(100)

468,464

(100)

478,447

(100)

Age at time of T2DM diagnosis

Mean (Standard Deviation)

58.4

(11.5)

61.6

(13.9)

61.5

(13.9)

Gender

Male

8,594

(78.3)

266,098

(56.8)

274,692

(57.3)

Female

2,389

(21.8)

202,366

(43.2)

204,755

(42.7)

Ethnicity

White

9,902

(90.9)

372,362

(81.0)

382,264

(81.2)

Asian

528

(4.9)

53,801

(11.7)

54,329

(11.5)

Black

309

(2.8)

24,194

(5.3)

24,503

(5.2)

Mixed

79

(0.7)

4,616

(1.0)

4,695

(1.0)

Other

79

(0.7)

4,884

(1.1)

4,963

(1.1)

Not stated/ missing (% of cohort)

86

(0.8)

8,607

(1.8)

8,693

(1.8)

Region of England

North East England

508

(4.6)

16,505

(3.5)

17,013

(3.6)

North West England

2,665

(24.3)

86,728

(18.5)

89,393

(18.7)

Yorkshire and the Humber

395

(3.6)

16,811

(3.6)

17,206

(3.6)

East Midlands

233

(2.1)

11,092

(2.4)

11,325

(2.4)

West Midlands

1,653

(15.1)

86,316

(18.4)

87,969

(18.4)

East of England

387

(3.2)

19,606

(4.2)

19,993

(4.2)

London

1,981

(18.0)

89,613

(19.1)

91,594

(19.1)

South East England

1,740

(15.8)

86,342

(18.4)

88,082

(18.4)

South West England

1,421

(12.9)

55,451

(11.8)

56,872

(11.9)

Index of multiple deprivation

1 – Least deprived

1,313

(12.0)

82,477

(17.6)

83,790

(17.5)

2

1,665

(15.2)

89,518

(19.1)

91,183

(19.0)

3

1,940

(17.7)

91,197

(19.5)

93,137

(19.4)

4

2,567

(23.4)

101,430

(21.7)

103,997

(21.7)

5 – Most deprived

3,498

(31.9)

103,842

(22.2)

107,340

(22.4)

Year of diagnosis of T2DM

Median (IQR)

2013

(2009, 2016)

2012

(2008,2016)

2012

(2008, 2016)

Most recent recorded smoking status

Never

973

(9.0)

103,138

(22.4)

104,111

(22.1)

Ex

5,283

(48.8)

282,672

(61.3)

287,955

(61.0)

Current

4,578

(42.3)

75,488

(16.2)

80,066

(17.0)

Missing (*% of cohort)

149

(1.4)

7,166

(1.5)

7,315

(1.5)

Body Mass Index

Underweight (< 18.5)

158

(1.5)

1,613

(0.4)

1,771

(0.4)

Normal (18.5–24.9)

1,585

(15.4)

48,298

(11.0)

49,883

(11.1)

Overweight (25–29.9)

3,110

(30.3)

139,229

(31.8)

142,339

(31.7)

Obese (≥ 30)

5,422

(52.8)

249,148

(56.9)

254,570

(56.8)

Missing (*% of cohort)

708

(6.5)

30,176

(6.4)

30,844

(6.4)

Past depression

Yes

4,805

(43.8)

94,007

(20.1)

98,812

(20.6)

Past anxiety

Yes

3,159

(28.8)

60,959

(13.0)

64,118

(13.4)

Severe mental illness

Yes

1,015

(9.2)

9,357

(2.0)

10,372

(2.2)

Number of co-morbidities according to Charlson Co-morbidity Index (excluding diabetes)

0

4,249

(38.7)

249,729

(53.3)

253,978

(53.0)

1

3,795

(34.6)

140,994

(30.1)

144,789

(30.2)

2

1,869

(17.0)

51,557

(11.0)

53,426

(11.1)

3 + 

1070

(9.7)

26,184

(5.6)

27,254

(5.7)

Current drinking at the time of diagnosis in people with AUD

Not currently drinking

3,815

(34.7)

-

-

Currently drinking

7,168

(65.3)

-

-

Source of diagnosis for AUD

Primary care only

4804

(43.7)

-

-

Hospital inpatient record only

3,512

(32.0)

-

-

Both hospital and primary care record

2,667

(24.3)

-

-