Table-I.
Baseline Characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes at Peripheral Diabetes Clinics (PDCs
|
Variables
|
Male
|
Female
|
p-value |
Overall
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 332 | 359 | 691 | |
| Age (yrs) | 51.40 ± 11.45 | 50.23 ± 10.05 | 0.157 | 50.79 ± 10.75 |
| Duration of Diabetes (yrs) | 10.66 ± 6.52 | 11.47 ± 6.16 | 0.100 | 11.09 ± 6.34 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.08 ± 12.49 | 65.68 ± 13.78 | 0.000 | 68.81 ± 13.54 |
| Height (cm) | 167.02 ± 7.34 | 154.26 ± 7.10 | 0.000 | 160.61 ± 9.63 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.85 ± 4.16 | 27.53 ± 5.18 | 0.000 | 26.69 ± 4.77 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 136.42 ± 20.14 | 139.66 ± 19.52 | 0.047 | 138.10 ± 19.87 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 84.84 ± 9.98 | 86.27 ± 9.32 | 0.072 | 85.58 ± 9.66 |
| Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl) | 192.60 ± 69.00 | 196.03 ± 72.28 | 0.642 | 194.32 ± 70.59 |
| Random Blood Glucose (mg/dl) | 276.65 ± 102.46 | 280.97 ± 99.24 | 0.620 | 278.86±100.75 |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.12 ± 1.66 | 9.15 ± 1.60 | 0.885 | 9.13±1.63 |
| Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.0 ± 0.27 | 1.05 ± 0.61 | 0.349 | 1.02±0.48 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 194.04 ± 40.09 | 194.26 ± 45.34 | 0.965 | 194.15±42.79 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 231.84 ± 115.82 | 216.33 ± 120.22 | 0.259 | 224.0 ± 118.12 |
| High Density Lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 38.41 ± 7.56 | 39.86 ± 6.59 | 0.082 | 39.16 ± 7.10 |
| Low Density Lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 118.89 ± 31.01 | 116.46 ± 31.35 | 0.505 | 117.62 ± 31.62 |
Data presented as Mean ± SD p < 0.05 considered statistically significant