Table 1.
Distribution of demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied patients
| Variables | N | Patients; n (%) |
| Demographic | ||
| Age (yrs) | 140 | |
| Non elderly (> 65years) | 82(58.6) | |
| Elderly (≥ 65years) | 58(41.4) | |
| Sex | 140 | |
| Male | 77(55.0) | |
| Female | 63(45.0) | |
| Anthropometric | ||
| Body mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)* | 140 | |
| Underweight/normal (<25) | 13(9.3) | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 77(55.0) | |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 50(35.7) | |
| Waist-Hip Ratio(WHR) | 139 | |
| Low | 66(67.5) | |
| Medium | 20(14.4) | |
| High | 53(38.1) | |
| Clinical | ||
| HbA1c (%) | 138 | |
| Good control(<7) | 23(16.7) | |
| Poor control(≥ 7) | 115(83.3) | |
| Fasting plasma glucose (FPG)(mmol/l) | 140 | |
| Within tight control(3.9–7.2) | 21(15.0) | |
| Outside tight control(<3.9 or >7.2) | 119(85.0) | |
| Complications | 140 | |
| Neuropathy | 2(1.4) | |
| Retinopathy | 38(27.1) | |
| Nephropathy | 31(22.1) | |
| Foot amputation/or ulcer | 15(10.7) | |
| Non/unknown | 54(38.6) | |
| Blood pressure | 140 | |
| Systolic blood pressure(mmHg) Mean (± SD) | 144.32 (± 21.03) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg) Mean (± SD) | 88.19 (± 13.15) |
*
BMI = weight (kg) / (height x height) (m2)
Low-WHR: male ≤ 0.95 & female ≤ 0.80; medium-WHR: male 0.96 to 1.0 & female 0.81 to 0.85; high-WHR: male > 1.0 & female >