Table 3.

Bivariate correlations among continuous variables in T2DM, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

		DM duration	Systolic BP	Diastolic BP	WC	BMI	TG	FBS	TC	HDL-c	LDL-c
ALP	r	-0.245	0.289	0.273	0.430	0.329	0.728	0.772	0.812	-0.628	0.792
	P value	0.002	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
AST	r	-0.200	0.283	0.289	0.443	0.327	0.731	0.786	0.847	-0.680	0.849
	P value	0.011	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
ALT	r	-0.198	0.315	0.305	0.450	0.395	0.737	0.797	0.840	-0.686	0.855
	P value	0.012	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
TP	r	0.173	-0.233	-0.203	-0.417	-0.241	-0.609	-0.692	-0.773	0.592	-0.695
	P value	0.029	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
ALB	r	0.119	-0.261	-0.211	-0.424	-0.305	-0.671	-0.759	-0.822	0.694	-0.784
	P value	0.134	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
BILT	r	-0.191	0.150	0.206	0.303	0.241	0.658	0.668	0.815	-0.584	0.764
	P value	0.016	0.007	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001
BILD	r	-0.134	0.162	0.236	0.254	0.274	0.528	0.554	0.690	-0.525	0.690
	P value	0.092	0.004	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001

Note: ‘r’ denoted correlation coefficient; ALB=albumin; ALP=alkaline phosphatase; ALT=alanine aminotransferase;

AST=aspartate aminotransferase; BILD=direct bilirubin; BILT=total bilirubin; BMI=body mass index; BP=blood pressure;

FBS= fasting blood sugar; HDL-c=high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c=low density lipoprotein cholesterol;

TC=total cholesterol; TG=triglyceride; TP= total protein; WC=waist circumference.