Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and diabetes profiles of Egyptian diabetics.
Variable | Class | Population, n (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender (%) | Male | 235 (34.6) |
Female | 444 (65.4) | |
Age (median [IQR]) | 52.00 [43.00, 60.00] | |
Diabetes duration | 10 years or less | 484 (71.3) |
more than 10 years | 195 (28.7) | |
Insulin therapy | No | 385 (56.7) |
Yes | 294 (43.3) | |
Others (%) | No | 321 (47.3) |
Yes | 358 (52.7) | |
Complications | ||
Peripheral painful neuropathy (%) | Not present | 230 (33.9) |
Present | 449 (66.1) | |
Neuropathy (%) | Not present | 537 (79.1) |
Present | 142 (20.9) | |
Retinopathy (%) | Not present | 452 (66.6) |
Present | 227 (33.4) | |
Ever experienced footulcer (%) | Not present | 555 (81.7) |
Present | 124 (18.3) | |
Sexual dysfunction (%) | Not present | 640 (94.3) |
Present | 39 (5.7) | |
Diabetes complications present (%) | Complicated | 579 (85.3) |
Not complicated | 100 (14.7) | |
Number of complications (%) | 2 or more | 270 (39.8) |
<2 | 409 (60.2) | |
Other parameters | ||
Reason for being in the hospital | Coma or spasm (%) | 51 (7.5) |
Foot ulcer as a cause for hospitalization (%) | 42 (6.2) | |
High blood sugar (%) | 393 (57.9) | |
Regular follow-up (%) | 193 (28.4) | |
Presence of Co-morbid hypertension | Not present | 329 (48.5) |
Present | 350 (51.5) | |
Hypertension duration in years (median [IQR]) | 7.00 [4.00, 11.00] | |
Anxiety class (%) | Abnormal | 259 (38.1) |
Normal or borderline | 420 (61.9) | |
Depression class (%) | Abnormal | 232 (34.2) |
Normal or borderline | 447 (65.8) | |
Regular follow-up (%) | Not present | 486 (71.6) |
Present | 193 (28.4) |