Table 1.
Demographic, Comorbid and Essential Investigational Characteristics of Our Study Cohort
| Variables | N(%) |
|---|---|
| Age (Years) Mean±SD | 60.13 ± 10.5 |
| < 40 years | 15 (4.6) |
| 40–49 years | 46(14.15) |
| 50–59 years | 110 (33.84) |
| 60–69 years | 88(27.07) |
| 70–79 years | 49(15.7) |
| 80+ years | 17(5.23) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 95(29.23) |
| Female | 230(70.77) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 17(5.23) |
| Married | 295(90.77) |
| Divorced/Widowed | 14(4.30) |
| Nationalities | |
| Saudi | 111(32.7) |
| Non-Saudi | 214(67.3) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 67(20.61) |
| Intermediate | 85(26.15) |
| High School | 89(27.38) |
| Graduate | 73(22.46) |
| Post Graduate & Above | 11(3.38) |
| Duration of Diabetes Mellitus | |
| ≤ 10 years | 171(52.61) |
| > 10 years | 154(47.39) |
| Smoker | |
| Yes | 49(15.08) |
| No | 276(84.92) |
| DM with One or More Comorbidities | |
| No co-morbid condition | 57(17.54) |
| HTN | 103(31.69) |
| IHD | 112(34.46) |
| Obesity | 45(13.85) |
| Stroke | 8(2.46) |
| Dyslipidemia | |
| Yes | 269(82.77) |
| No | 56(17.23) |
| Dyslipidemia According to Duration of DM | |
| Duration of DM ≤ 10 years | |
| Dyslipidemia | 143(83.6) |
| Normal | 28(16.4) |
| Duration of DM > 10 years | |
| Dyslipidemia | 126(81.8) |
| Normal | 28(18.2) |
| Dyslipidemia Treatment | |
| Yes | 168(62.45) |
| No | 101(37.55) |
| HbA1c (%) | |
| ≤ 7 | 103(31.69) |
| > 7 | 222(68.31) |
Abbreviations: HTN, hypertension; IHD, Ischemic heart disease; HbA1c, Hemoglobin A1c.