Table 5 Prevalence and incidence density of chronic comorbid diseases: before, at time of, and after diabetes diagnosis (DD)¹

Hypertension

75.2 (49.9 to 100.5)

38.4 (34.9 to 42.0)

56.8 (33.6 to 80.0)

42.6 (32.1 to 53.0)

40.0 (31.5 to 48.5)

Varicose veins; venous insufficiency

16.5 (5.7 to 27.3)

21.4 (18.5 to 24.6)

13.3 (3.5 to 23.2)

12.5 (7.6 to 17.4)

10.8 (7.0 to 14.6)

Angina pectoris

13.1 (4.0 to 22.2)

12.3 (10.1 to 14.9)

13.6 (4.2 to 22.9)

14.4 (9.5 to 19.3)

15.1 (10.9 to 19.3)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

18.9 (8.2 to 29.7)

8.7 (6.8 to 10.9)

8.1 (1.0 to 15.2)

11.2 (7.0 to 15.5)

12.3 (8.6 to 16.0)

Myocardial infarction

17.2 (7.0 to 27.3)

8.5 (6.7 to 10.8)

4.8 (0.0 to 10.3)

7.8 (4.3 to 11.3)

9.6 (6.4 to 12.8)

(Congestive) heart failure

15.6 (5.9 to 25.3)

8.0 (6.2 to 10.2)

16.1 (6.1 to 26.1)

12.7 (8.3 to 17.2)

16.2 (12.0 to 20.4)

CVA

15.1 (5.7 to 24.5)

4.9 (3.5 to 6.7)

12.5 (3.8 to 21.1)

11.2 (7.1 to 15.4)

14.7 (10.7 to 18.6)

Intermittent claudication

9.0 (1.8 to 16.2)

4.3 (3.0 to 6.0)

4.6 (0.0 to 9.9)

4.3 (1.8 to 6.9)

3.5 (1.6 to 5.4)

TIA

8.9 (1.8 to 16.0)

2.9 (1.9 to 4.4)

4.6 (0.0 to 9.8)

5.5 (2.6 to 8.3)

5.9 (3.4 to 8.4)

Heart valve disease

6.0 (0.1 to 11.8)

2.9 (1.9 to 4.4)

7.6 (0.9 to 14.3)

5.8 (2.9 to 8.7)

5.6 (3.2 to 8.0)

Osteoarthritis, knee

14.7 (5.1 to 24.3)

12.0 (9.8 to 14.6)

6.7 (0.1 to 13.3)

13.9 (9.1 to 18.8)

13.3 (9.4 to 17.2)

Osteoarthritis, hip

7.9 (1.0 to 14.9)

8.7 (6.8 to 10.9)

1.6 (0.0 to 4.8)

3.7 (1.3 to 6.1)

5.4 (3.0 to 7.8)

Osteoarthritis, other

7.9 (1.0 to 14.8)

8.4 (6.5 to 10.6)

9.7 (1.9 to 17.5)

8.4 (4.7 to 12.0)

8.1 (5.1 to 11.1)

Osteoarthritis, cervical spine

6.2 (0.1 to 12.3)

7.1 (5.4 to 9.2)

4.8 (0.0 to 10.2)

2.4 (0.5 to 4.4)

2.5 (0.9 to 4.1)

Lumbar osteoarthritis

4.7 (0.0 to 9.9)

7.0 (5.3 to 9.1)

8.0 (1.0 to 14.9)

5.3 (2.4 to 8.2)

4.5 (2.3 to 6.8)

Rheumatoid arthritis; ankylosing spondylarthritis

0.0

1.4 (0.7 to 2.5)

0.0

0.4 (0.0 to 1.1)

1.0 (0.0 to 2.1)

(Chronic) functional somatic symptoms

5.4 (0.0 to 11.5)

19.2 (16.4 to 22.2)

3.7 (0.0 to 8.8)

3.8 (1.2 to 6.4)

3.5 (1.4 to 5.6)

Depression

3.0 (0.0 to 7.1)

2.5 (1.5 to 3.9)

0.0

1.2 (0.0 to 2.5)

1.3 (0.2 to 2.5)

Alzheimer's disease

7.3 (0.9 to 13.8)

1.5 (0.8 to 2.7)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.2)

5.0 (2.3 to 7.7)

7.1 (4.4 to 9.8)

Mental retardation

0.0

1.5 (0.8 to 2.7)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Deafness

16.6 (6.3 to 26.9)

13.6 (11.2 to 16.3)

13.7 (4.2 to 23.2)

15.5 (10.3 to 20.6)

13.7 (9.7 to 17.7)

Cataract

17.1 (7.0 to 27.2)

7.8 (6.0 to 10.0)

42.8 (26.3 to 59.2)

34.0 (26.4 to 41.6)

33.6 (27.2 to 40.0)

Glaucoma

3.0 (0.0 to 7.1)

2.9 (1.9 to 4.4)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.3)

3.1 (1.0 to 5.3)

2.4 (0.8 to 4.0)

Urinary incontinence⁵

13.1 (0.3 to 26.0)

13.2 (10.0 to 17.0)

16.6 (2.1 to 31.2)

17.3 (9.7 to 24.8)

14.7 (8.9 to 20.4)

Prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy⁶

19.3 (3.9 to 34.8)

9.7 (6.9 to 13.1)

3.4 (0.0 to 10.0)

8.7 (3.3 to 14.1)

10.4 (5.5 to 15.4)

Uterine fibroid⁵

0.0

2.2 (1.0 to 4.1)

0.0

0.7 (0.0 to 2.2)

0.5 (0.0 to 1.7)

Urinary incontinence⁶

9.0 (0.0 to 19.1)

2.0 (0.9 to 3.9)

9.4 (0.0 to 19.9)

5.7 (1.5 to 9.9)

5.1 (1.8 to 8.4)

COPD

3.3 (0.0 to 7.8)

11.2 (9.0 to 13.7)

1.7 (0.0 to 4.9)

3.7 (1.3 to 6.2)

3.4 (1.5 to 5.3)

Asthma

3.0 (0.0 to 7.1)

3.1 (2.0 to 4.6)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.3)

1.2 (0.0 to 2.5)

0.8 (0.0 to 1.7)

Psoriasis

4.6 (0.0 to 9.8)

5.6 (4.1 to 7.5)

1.6 (0.0 to 4.6)

2.0 (0.2 to 3.7)

1.6 (0.0 to 1.7)

Diaphragmatic hernia

1.5 (0.0 to 4.4)

2.5 (1.5 to 3.9)

0.0

0.0

0.3 (0.0 to 0.8)

Colonic diverticula; diverticulitis

1.5 (0.0 to 4.4)

2.0 (1.1 to 3.2)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.2)

2.3 (0.5 to 4.2)

2.1 (0.6 to 3.6)

Gout

4.5 (0.0 to 9.7)

4.1 (2.8 to 5.7)

0.0

3.5 (1.2 to 5.9)

3.0 (1.2 to 4.7)

Hypothyroidism

4.4 (0.0 to 9.5)

2.5 (1.5 to 3.9)

1.5 (0.0 to 4.5)

1.6 (0.0 to 3.1)

1.6 (0.3 to 2.9)

Hyperthyroidism

0.0

2.2 (1.3 to 3.5)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.2)

1.2 (0.0 to 2.5)

0.8 (0.0 to 1.7)

Breast cancer⁵

2.9 (0.0 to 8.7)

2.8 (1.4 to 4.9)

8.9 (0.0 to 18.9)

7.5 (2.8 to 12.1)

7.1 (3.4 to 10.9)

Prostate cancer⁶

0.0

1.7 (0.7 to 3.5)

6.2 (0.0 to 14.8)

2.4 (0.0 to 5.1)

3.9 (1.0 to 6.8)

Endometrial cancer⁵

0.0

1.4 (0.5 to 3.0)

2.9 (0.0 to 8.6)

0.7 (0.0 to 2.2)

0.5 (0.0 to 1.5)

Skin cancer

2.9 (0.0 to 7.0)

0.7 (0.3 to 1.5)

0.0

1.1 (0.0 to 2.4)

1.8 (0.5 to 3.2)

Colon cancer

0.0

0.6 (0.2 to 1.3)

0.0

1.5 (0.0 to 3.0)

2.1 (0.6 to 3.5)

Lung/bronchial cancer

1.5 (0.0 to 4.3)

0.3 (0.0 to 0.9)

3.0 (0.0 to 7.1)

1.5 (0.0 to 3.0)

1.8 (0.5 to 3.1)

Migraine

0.0

2.0 (1.1 to 3.2)

1.5 (0.0 to 4.5)

0.8 (0.0 to 1.8)

1.1 (0.0 to 2.1)