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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and basic data of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients

From: Microalbuminuria among Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients of African origin in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Variables

Type 1 diabetes N = 91

Type 2 diabetes N = 153

Male N (%) ‡‡

45(47.4)

68 (44.2)ns

Age at inclusion (yrs) ‡

21(4–44.8)

53 (23.5–85) ***

Diabetes duration (yrs) ‡

3 (0–17)

4 (0–25)*

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) #

19.3 ± 3.8

27.8 ± 4.8***

SBP (mmHg)‡

108 (72–140)

134 (90–210) ****

DBP (mmHg)‡

74 (50–110)

84 (52–136) ****

Serum Creatinine (umol/L) ‡

47 (14–124)

71 (6–234) ***

HbA1c (%) ‡

13.9 (6.3–>14)

9.9(4.4–>14) ***

  1. Data expressed as median (min-max) unless stated otherwise.
  2. P values – * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001
  3. ‡‡ Fisher's Exact test, ‡ Mann-Whitney test, #Unpaired t-test
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