Table 5.
Frequency of diabetic complications for males and females.
| Complications (%) | All patients | Males | Females | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1952 | 943 (48.3) | 1009 (51.7) | |
| Complications | ||||
| Cataract | 447 (22.9) | 243 (25.8) | 204 (20.2) | .004* |
| Background retinopathy | 223 (11.4) | 125 (13.3) | 98 (9.5) | .017* |
| Proliferative retinopathy | 103 (5.3) | 56 (5.94) | 47 (4.66) | .245 |
| Blindness | 23 (1.2) | 12 (1.27) | 11 (1.09) | .8703 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 451 (23.1) | 236 (25.0) | 215 (21.3) | .058 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 279 (14.3) | 148 (15.7) | 131 (12.98) | .100 |
| Atrial Fibrillation | 34 (1.7) | 14 (1.48) | 20 (1.98) | .507 |
| Arrhythmia | 18 (0.9) | 9 (0.95) | 9 (0.89) | .926 |
| Neuropathy | 268 (13.7) | 156 (16.5) | 112 (11.1) | .001* |
| Foot infections | 83 (4.3) | 46 (4.88) | 37 (3.67) | .225 |
| Amputations | 38 (1.9) | 23 (2.44) | 15 (1.49) | .174 |
| Nephropathy | 626 (32.1) | 294 (31.1) | 332 (32.9) | .2750 |
| Stroke | 203 (10.4) | 110 (11.6) | 93 (9.2) | .898 |
| Death | 161 (8.2) | 92 (9.76) | 69 (6.84) | .024* |
| Co-morbidities | ||||
| Obesity | 1629 (83.45) | 729 (77.3) | 900 (89.2) | <.0001* |
| Dyslipidemiaa | 764 (39.14) | 356 (37.8) | 408 (40.4) | .2247 |
| Hypertensive | 1524 (78.07) | 759 (80.5) | 765 (75.8) | .0127* |
*
Statistically significant (t-test).
a
502 (25.7%) taking statins