Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical factors of newly diagnosed T2DM patients in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, January 2001–February 2016.
| Variable | Censored (%) | Diabetic nephropathy (%) | Total |
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| Sex | |||
| Male | 149 (37.3) | 36 (57.1) | 185 (40.0) |
| Female | 250 (62.7) | 27 (42.9) | 277 (60.0) |
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| Age | Mean = 53.2 ± 10.1 | ||
| ≤59 | 278 (69.7) | 43 (68.3) | 321 (69.5) |
| ≥60 | 121 (30.3) | 20 (31.7) | 141 (30.5) |
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| Diabetic retinopathy | |||
| Yes | 68 (17.0) | 11 (17.5) | 79 (17.1) |
| No | 331 (83.0) | 52 (82.5) | 383 (82.9) |
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| Diabetic neuropathy | |||
| Yes | 65 (16.3) | 13 (20.6) | 78 (16.9) |
| No | 334 (83.7) | 50 (79.4) | 384 (83.1) |
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| Hypertension | |||
| Yes | 89 (22.3) | 19 (30.2) | 108 (23.4) |
| No | 310 (77.7) | 44 (69.8) | 354 (76.6) |
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| Anemia | |||
| Yes | 26 (6.5) | 12 (19.1) | 38 (8.2) |
| No | 373 (93.5) | 51 (80.9) | 424 (91.8) |
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| Medication | |||
| Dietary modification | 21 (5.3) | 8 (12.7) | 29 (6.3) |
| One oral agent | 261 (65.4) | 34 (54.0) | 295 (63.8) |
| >1 oral agent | 70 (17.5) | 9 (14.3) | 79 (17.1) |
| Insulin | 47 (11.8) | 12 (19.1) | 59 (12.8) |
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| Duration (year) | Mean = 8.2 ± 3.8 | ||
| <6 | 100 (25.1) | 11 (17.5) | 111 (24.0) |
| 6–10 | 199 (49.8) | 32 (50.8) | 231 (50.0) |
| >10 | 100 (25.1) | 20 (31.7) | 120 (26.0) |
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| FBS | Mean = 224.6 ± 80.9 | ||
| ≤150 | 83 (20.8) | 8 (12.7) | 91 (19.7) |
| >150 | 316 (79.2) | 55 (87.3) | 371 (80.3) |
FBS, fasting blood sugar.