TABLE 3.
Patient characteristic | Nuzha PHC Clinic n | Taybeh PHC Clinic n | Marka PHC Clinic n | South Baqaa PHC Clinic n | Baqaa PHC Clinic n | Suf PHC Clinic n | All clinics n (%) |
Newly registered with DM | 3273 | 1738 | 2263 | 1798 | 2880 | 598 | 12 550 |
Male | 1515 | 693 | 936 | 757 | 1045* | 237 | 5 183 (41) |
Female | 1758 | 1045 | 1327* | 1041 | 1835 | 361 | 7 367 (59) |
Age group at registration, years | |||||||
<20 | 55 | 32 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 12 | 238 (2) |
20–39 | 293 | 204 | 307 | 242 | 325 | 91 | 1 462 (12) |
40–59 | 1912 | 1037 | 1386 | 1103 | 1743 | 366 | 7 547 (60) |
⩾60 | 1013 | 465 | 521 | 412 | 763 | 129 | 3 303 (26) |
Disease category | |||||||
DM type 1 | 84 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 19 | 352 (3) |
DM type 2 | 658 | 429 | 628 | 524 | 782 | 133 | 3 154 (25) |
DM type 2 with hypertension | 2531 | 1255 | 1568 | 1207 | 2037 | 446 | 9 044 (72) |
Type of patient | |||||||
New diagnosis | 1028 | 669 | 1198 | 957 | 1951 | 493 | 6 296 (50) |
Previously known diagnosis | 2245 | 1069 | 1065 | 841 | 929 | 105 | 6 254 (50) |
Transferred in | 128 | 83 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 276 (2) |
DM = diabetes mellitus; PHC = primary health care.