Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of initial patients presenting to diabetes clinics at AKU
| Variables | Overall | <18 years old | 18-35 years old | 36-54 years old | ≥55 years old | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 876 | n = 3 | n = 61 | n = 396 | n = 416 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | 0.78 | |||||
| Male | 454(51.8) | 1(33.3) | 34(55.7) | 208(52.5) | 211(50.7) | |
| Female | 422(48.2) | 2(66.7) | 27(44.3) | 188(47.5) | 205(49.3) | |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 29.6(5.6) | 23.4(4.7) | 29.9(6.7) | 30.5(5.5) | 28.7(5.2) | <0.001 |
| Smoking status, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Current smoker | 85(9.8) | 0(0) | 6(9.8) | 53(13.5) | 26(6.3) | |
| Ex-smoker | 81(9.3) | 0(0) | 3(4.9) | 21(5.3) | 57(13.8) | |
| Non-smoker | 705(80.9) | 3(100) | 52(85.2) | 319(81.2) | 331(80.0) | |
| Duration of Diabetes, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| ≤ 5 years | 424(49.0) | 2(66.7) | 48(78.7) | 240(60.9) | 134(32.9) | |
| 6-10 | 207(23.9) | 1(33.3) | 6(9.8) | 91(23.1) | 109(26.8) | |
| 11-15 | 126(14.6) | 0(0) | 4(6.6) | 42(10.7) | 80(19.7) | |
| 16-20 | 62(7.2) | 0(0) | 2(3.3) | 16(4.1) | 44(10.8) | |
| 21-25 | 27(3.1) | 0(0) | 1(1.6) | 4(1.0) | 22(5.4) | |
| 26-30 | 15(1.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(0.3) | 14(3.4) | |
| 31-35 | 4(0.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4(1.0) | |
| Comorbid conditions, n (%) | ||||||
| Known HTN | 486(55.5) | 1(33.3) | 18(29.5) | 178(44.9) | 289(69.6) | <0.001 |
| Known Dyslipidemia | 361(41.3) | 0(0) | 14(23.0) | 158(39.9) | 189(45.5) | 0.003 |
| Known CAD | 116(13.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 24(6.1) | 92(22.2) | <0.001 |
| HbA1c, mean ± SD | 8.6(2.2) | 11.3(2.4) | 8.7(2.3) | 8.7(2.1) | 8.5(2.1) | 0.17 |
| LDL (mg/dl), n (%) | 0.015 | |||||
| < 100 | 251(56.0) | 0(0) | 9(40.9) | 102(50.2) | 140(63.1) | |
| ≥ 100(high) | 197(44.0) | 1(100) | 13(59.1) | 101(49.8) | 82(36.9) | |
| HDL (mg/dl), n (%) Female |
0.31 | |||||
| ≥ 50(normal) | 50(27.3) | 0(0) | 1(10.0) | 18(23.7) | 31(32.3) | |
| < 50(low) | 133(72.7) | 1(100) | 9(90.0) | 58(76.3) | 65(67.7) | |
| Male | ||||||
| < 40(low) | 119(55.3) | 0(0) | 7(70.0) | 63(58.9) | 49(50.0) | 0.28 |
| ≥ 40(normal) | 96(44.7) | 0(0) | 3(30.0) | 44(41.1) | 49(50.0) | |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl), n (%) | 0.003 | |||||
| < 150(acceptable) | 218(50.3) | 0(0) | 10(47.6) | 81(41.3) | 127(59.1) | |
| ≥ 150(high) | 215(49.7) | 1(100) | 11(52.4) | 115(58.7) | 88(40.9) | |
| BP (mmHg), n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| On Target(<140/90) | 505(57.8) | 3(100) | 34(55.7) | 256(64.6) | 212(51.2) | |
| High(either >140 or 90 or both) | 369(42.2) | 0(0) | 27(44.3) | 140(35.4) | 202(48.8) | |