Table 1. Participant characteristics and labs.
T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; KFUH: King Fahd University Hospital; FAMCO: Family and Community Medicine Center; SR: Saudi Riyal; HTN: hypertension
| Characteristics | N | % | |
| Gender | Male | 100 | 50.0 |
| Female | 100 | 50.0 | |
| Age | <40 years | 17 | 8.5 |
| 40-49 years | 36 | 18.0 | |
| 50-59 years | 69 | 34.5 | |
| ≥60 years | 78 | 39.0 | |
| Occupation | Employed | 79 | 39.5 |
| Unemployed | 117 | 58.5 | |
| Student | 4 | 2.0 | |
| Duration of T2DM | <5 years | 48 | 24.0 |
| ≥5 years | 152 | 76.0 | |
| Healthcare center | KFUH | 150 | 75.0 |
| FAMCO | 23 | 11.5 | |
| Missing | 27 | 13.5 | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 171 | 85.5 |
| Non-Saudi | 29 | 14.5 | |
| Marital status | Married | 166 | 83.0 |
| Single | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Divorced | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Widowed | 10 | 5.0 | |
| Socioeconomic status (income) | Less than 5,000 SR/month | 61 | 30.5 |
| 5,000-10,000 SR/month | 64 | 32.0 | |
| More than 10,000 SR/month | 75 | 37.5 | |
| Educational levels | No degree | 28 | 14.0 |
| High school | 87 | 43.5 | |
| Diploma | 22 | 11.0 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 48 | 24.0 | |
| Postgraduate | 15 | 7.5 | |
| Comorbidity | Nothing | 48 | 24.0 |
| HTN | 50 | 25.0 | |
| Dyslipidemia | 53 | 26.5 | |
| HTN and dyslipidemia | 49 | 24.5 | |
| BMI | Normal | 27 | 13.5 |
| Overweight | 71 | 35.5 | |
| Obese | 89 | 44.5 | |
| Missing | 13 | 6.5 | |
| HbA1c | Good (<7%) | 43 | 21.5 |
| Poor (≥7%) | 130 | 65.0 | |
| Missing | 27 | 13.5 | |
| TC | Controlled (<200 mg/dL) | 134 | 67.0 |
| Uncontrolled (≥200 mg/dL) | 40 | 20.0 | |
| Missing | 26 | 13.0 | |
| TG | Normal (<150 mg/dL) | 75 | 37.5 |
| Borderline (150-199 mg/dL) | 59 | 29.5 | |
| High (200-499 mg/dL) | 39 | 19.5 | |
| Missing | 27 | 13.5 | |
| LDL | Controlled (<100 mg/dl) | 80 | 40.0 |
| Uncontrolled (≥100 mg/dl) | 93 | 46.5 | |
| Missing | 27 | 13.5 | |