Table 1. The Socio-demographic and Clinical Profile of Case versus Control Group.
| Patient Characteristics | Case | Control | p-value |
| Mean Age (years) | 50.0 ± 5.5 | 52.1 ± 5.7 | 0.755 |
| 40-45 years | 136 (25.9%) | 143 (27.2%) | 0.906 |
| 46-50 years | 148 (28.2%) | 138 (26.3%) | |
| 51-55 years | 148 (28.2%) | 151 (28.8%) | |
| 56-60 years | 94 (17.9%) | 93 (17.7%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 284 (54.1%) | 280 (53.3%) | 0.805 |
| Women | 241 (45.9%) | 245 (46.7%) | |
| Mean Duration of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (years) | 6.8 ± 2.4 | - | |
| 1-3 years | 77 (14.7%) | - | |
| 4-6 years | 136 (25.9%) | - | |
| 7-9 years | 270 (51.4%) | - | |
| 10 years | 43 (8.2%) | - |