Table 6. The distribution of gastrointestinal and psychological manifestations in type 2 diabetic patients with respect to gender.

Variable		Male, n (%)	Female, n (%)	P-value
Increased thirst	Yes	78(25.2%)	187(66.8%)	<0.001
	No	232(74.8%)	93(33.2%)
Fatigue	Yes	262(84.5%)	226(80.7%)	0.223
	No	48(15.5%)	54(19.3%)
Increased hunger	Yes	67(21.6%)	91(32.5%)	0.003
	No	243(78.4%)	189(67.5%)
Unexplained weight loss	Yes	211(68.1%)	186(66.4%)	0.672
	No	99(31.9%)	94(33.6%)
Loss of appetite	Yes	184(59.4%)	157(56.1%)	0.420
	No	126(40.6%)	123(43.9%)
If yes, the mode of appetite loss	Sudden	145(46.8%)	117(41.8%)	0.223
	Insidious	165(53.2%)	163(58.2%)
Increased incidence and severity of infections	Yes	139(44.8%)	126(45.0%)	0.969
	No	171(55.2%)	154(55.0%)
Slow/delayed healing of wounds	Yes	212(68.4%)	216(77.1%)	0.017
	No	98(31.6%)	64(22.9%)
Cold sweating	Yes	172(55.5%)	195(69.6%)	<0.001
	No	138(44.5%)	85(30.4%)
Feeling tired and weak occasionally	Yes	222(71.6%)	211(75.4%)	0.304
	No	88(28.4%)	69(24.6%)
Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet	Yes	201(64.8%)	170(60.7%)	0.300
	No	109(35.2%)	110(39.3%)
Irritability or mood swings	Yes	213(68.7%)	214(76.4%)	0.036
	No	97(31.3%)	66(23.6%)
Swelling of feet ankles hands or eyes	Yes	183(59.0%)	195(69.6%)	0.007
	No	127(41.0%)	85(30.4%)
Confusion or difficulty in concentration	Yes	109(35.2%)	74(26.4%)	0.022
	No	201(64.8%)	206(73.6%)
Burning pain in the legs or feet	Yes	155(50.0%)	181(64.6%)	<0.001
	No	155(50.0%)	99(35.4%)
Too sensitive feet on touch	Yes	68(21.9%)	79(28.2%)	0.078
	No	242(78.1%)	201(71.8%)
Muscular pain or cramps in the legs or feet	Yes	262(84.5%)	263(93.9%)	<0.001
	No	48(15.5%)	17(6.1%)
Symptoms worsening at night	Yes	147(47.4%)	133(47.5%)	0.984
	No	163(52.6%)	147(52.5%)
Insomnia	Yes	130(41.9%)	121(43.2%)	0.754
	No	180(58.1%)	159(56.8%)