Research Article

Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Elderly Koreans with an Initial Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of study subjects before and after propensity score matching (PSM).

VariablesBefore PSMAfter PSM
Control groupT2D group valueControl groupT2D group value

Sex<0.010.46
 Male (%)385,783 (49.8)77,716 (48.2)76,091 (49.0)75,885 (48.8)
 Female (%)389,257 (50.2)83,588 (51.8)79,368 (51.0)79,574 (51.2)
Age<0.01<0.01
CCI total<0.01<0.01

T2D: type 2 diabetes; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index.