Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of DM Patients in Al Ain District, UAE, 2003–2004 (n = 513)
| n | Percent (95% CI) | |
| Type of DM | ||
| Type 1 | 68 | 13.6 (10.6–16.6) |
| Type 2 | 431 | 86.4 (83.4–89.4) |
| Mode of Diagnosis | ||
| Incidental | 245 | 48.5 (44.1–52.9) |
| Screening | 39 | 7.7 (5.4–10.0) |
| Symptomatic | 221 | 43.8 (39.5–48.1) |
| Family History of DM | ||
| Present | 270 | 54.3 (49.9–58.7) |
| Duration of the Disease | ||
| < 1 year | 33 | 6.6 (4.4–8.8) |
| 1–5 years | 199 | 40.0 (35.7–44.3) |
| 6–10 years | 161 | 32.3 (28.2–36.4) |
| 11–20 years | 98 | 19.7 (16.2–23.4) |
| >21 years | 7 | 1.4 (0.4–2.4) |
| Hypertension | ||
| Present | 178 | 34.9 (30.0–38.8) |
| Total Cholesterol | ||
| High (>5.60 mmol/L) | 152 | 34.4 (30.0–38.8) |
| Triglycerides | ||
| High (>2.10 mmol/L) | 105 | 23.9 (19.9–27.9) |
| HDL | ||
| Low (<0.91 mmol/L) | 36 | 25.7 (18.5–32.9) |
| LDL | ||
| High (>3.4 mmol/L) | 70 | 53.4(44.9–61.9) |
| Microalbuminuria | ||
| Present (>20 μg/min) | 276 | 61.2 (56.7–65.7) |
| HBA1c | ||
| Good control (<7%) | 150 | 37.6(32.8–42.4) |
| Poor control (>7%) | 246 | 62.4(57.6–67.2) |