Table 2.
Anthropometric measures and clinical characteristics of the participants
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure | ||
| Normal | 114 | 57 |
| Hypertension | 86 | 43 |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 20 | 10 |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 74 | 37 |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 68 | 34 |
| Obese (30 and more) | 38 | 19 |
| Glycosylated Hemoglobin(HbA1C) | ||
| Good(= < 7%) | 37 | 18.5 |
| Poor (> 7%) | 163 | 81.5 |
| Glycemia (g/dl) | ||
| Less than 170 g/dl | 33 | 16.5 |
| 170–250 g/dl | 47 | 23.5 |
| More than250 g/dl | 120 | 60 |
| Presence of diabetes complications | ||
| Retinopathy | ||
| Yes | 106 | 53 |
| No | 94 | 47 |
| Kidney disease | ||
| Yes | 52 | 26 |
| No | 148 | 74 |
| Skin infection | ||
| Yes | 80 | 40 |
| No | 120 | 60 |
| Presence of other chronic disease | ||
| Yes | 99 | 49.5 |
| No | 101 | 50.5 |