Table 2 Characteristics of type 2 diabetes care trajectory patients by data source. 1 September 2009 – 31 December 2011

Enrolment period

1 Sept 2009 – 31 Dec 2011

1 Sept 2009 – 30 June 2010

1 Sept 2009 – 31 Dec 2011

Cross-sectional data: status on 31 Aug 2011

Number of patients

18250

8528

271

95

Median study time

15 months

11 months

13 months^a

not applicable

Ratio of men:women

1.08

1.03

1.08

0.79

Median age(group)

68y

65–69y

69 y^a

67y

Geographic region

Flanders

83 %

89 %

100 %

80 %

Wallonia

13 %

9 %

0 %

13 %

Brussels Region

4 %

3 %

0 %

7 %