Table 3.
MA in Relation to Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population, in Al Ain District, UAE, 2003–2004 (n = 513)
| Variable name | MA Present | MA Absent | |||
| n | Percent | n | Percent | p-value | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 129 | 46.7 | 96 | 54.9 | 0.09 |
| Male | 147 | 53.3 | 79 | 45.1 | |
| Type of DM | |||||
| Type 1 | 42 | 15.8 | 16 | 9.2 | 0.04 |
| Type 2 | 224 | 84.2 | 157 | 90.8 | |
| BMI | |||||
| Under weight (<18.5) | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.002 |
| Healthy weight (18.5–24.99) | 51 | 18.8 | 43 | 25.4 | |
| Overweight (25–29.99) | 98 | 36.2 | 75 | 44.4 | |
| Obese (>30) | 121 | 44.6 | 47 | 27.8 | |
| Nationality | |||||
| UAE nationals | 209 | 75.7(70.6–80.8) | 132 | 75.9(69.5–82.3) | 0.09 |
| Gulf countries citizens | 25 | 9.1(5.7–12.5) | 23 | 13.2(8.2–18.2) | |
| Arabs from other countries | 34 | 12.3(8.4–16.2) | 11 | 6.3(2.7–9.9) | |
| Asians | 8 | 2.9(0.9–4.9) | 8 | 4.6(1.5–7.7) | |
| Coronary Artery Disease | |||||
| Present | 31 | 11.4 | 32 | 18.4 | 0.03 |
| Absent | 242 | 88.6 | 142 | 81.6 | |
| Neuropathy | |||||
| Present | 118 | 42.9 | 52 | 31 | 0.01 |
| Absent | 157 | 57.1 | 116 | 96 | |
| Retinopathy | |||||
| Present | 28 | 15.2 | 27 | 23.5 | 0.07 |
| Absent | 156 | 84.8 | 88 | 76.5 | |