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. 2017 Sep;51(3):101–107. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v51i3.2

Table 1.

Demographic, anthropometric, clinical characteristics and biochemical profile of persons with T2DM (Cases) and non-diabetics (Control)

Variable Subjects Control p-value
(n= 60) (n = 40)
Age (years) 55.98 ± 14.05 34.13 ± 7.67 <0.0001
Gender 0.803
Male 24 (40.0) 17 (42.5)
Female 36 (60.0) 23 (57.5)
Occupation <0.0001
Unemployed 7 (11.7) 2 (5.0)
Informal 41 (68.3) 14 (35.0)
Formal 12 (20.0) 24 (60.0)
SBP (mmHg) 146.28 ± 31.91 118.75 ± 13.99 <0.0001
DBP (mmHg) 80.28 ± 20.36 76.50 ± 9.21 0.274
FBG (mmol/L) 11.84 ± 6.25 4.55 ± 0.41 <0.0001
WHR (cm) 0.94 ± 0.10 0.83 ± 0.10 <0.0001
BMI (Kg/m2) 21.48 ± 4.41 20.67 ± 4.60 0.381
Coagulation Profile
PLT × 103/mm3 179.85 ± 66.15 168.55 ± 35.77 0.326
APTT 20.88 ± 5.19 31.23 ± 5.41 <0.0001
PT 11.03 ± 2.06 14.46 ± 1.86 <0.0001
INR 0.83 ± 0.18 1.13 ± 0.17 <0.0001
Albumin, g/L 34.96 ± 3.89 37.73 ± 2.88 < 0.0001
Magnesium,
mmol/L
0.75 ± 0.12 0.91 ± 0.16 < 0.0001
Calcium-Total,
mmol/L
2.50 ± 0.28 2.42 ± 0.20 0.110
Calcium-ionized,
mmol/L
1.36 ± 0.22 1.27 ± 0.11 0.024

SBP=Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP=Diastolic Blood Pressure, FBG=Fasting Blood Glucose PLT=Platelet, WHR=Waist Hip Ratio, BMI=Body Mass Index, APTT=Activated Partial Thromboplastin, PT=Prothrombin Time