Characteristics of the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) cases among the general population comparators, untreated sarcoidosis patients and corticosteroid-treated sarcoidosis patients
| General population comparators | Untreated sarcoidosis | Corticosteroid-treated sarcoidosis | |
| Subjects | 1222 | 95 | 104 |
| Age at T2D diagnosis years | 61.1 (52.2–69.2) | 62.4 (52.3–69.4) | 56.6 (45.3–64.4) |
| Male | 731 (59.8) | 53 (55.8) | 54 (51.9) |
| Family history of diabetes | 506 (41.4) | 32 (33.7) | 48 (46.2) |
| Register where T2D was first identified# | |||
| Inpatient Register | 79 (6.5) | 12 (12.6) | 11 (10.6) |
| Outpatient Register | 72 (5.9) | 9 (9.5) | 17 (16.3) |
| Prescribed Drug Register | 1071 (87.6) | 74 (77.9) | 76 (73.1) |
Data are presented as n, median (interquartile range) or n (%). #: shows in which registers the T2D cases first reached criteria to be included as cases in this study.