(b) Demographic and biochemical features of patients studied (categorical variables)
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 742 (64.4) |
| Female | 410 (35.6) |
| Smoker | 84 (7.3) |
| Alcohol | 183 (15.9) |
| Diabetes >2 yr | 447 (38.8) |
| Known Hypertension | 355 (30.8) |
| Uncontrolled systolic BP | 670 (58.2) |
| Uncontrolled diastolic BP | 172 (14.9) |
| Dyslipidemia | 316 (27.5) |
| Known Hypothyroidism | 96 (8.4) |
| Abdominal obesity | 1059 (91.9) |
| Anemia | 307 (26.6) |
| ESR>20 mm/hr | 390 (33.9) |
| S. Creat> 1.2 | 167 (14.5) |
| Microalbuminuria | 337 (29.3) |
| LDL > 70 mg/dl | 970 (84.2) |
| LDL > 100mg/dl | 650 (56.4) |
| HbA1C > 7% | 831 (72.1) |
| FBS ≥ 110 | 964 (84.1) |
| PPBS ≥ 140 | 963 (85) |
| Clinical Hypothyroidism | 113 (9.8) |
| All hypothyroidism including subclinical | 181 (15.7) |
| Hyperuricemia | 468 (40.6) |
| Overweight/obese | 924 (83.9) |
| Obese | 471 (42.8) |
| CKD | 188 (16.4) |