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Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of DM Patients in Al Ain District, UAE, 2003–2004 (n = 513)

From: Prevalence and determinants of microalbuminuria among diabetic patients in the United Arab Emirates

 

n

Percent (95% CI)

Type of DM

  

Type 1

68

13.6 (10.6–16.6)

Type 2

431

86.4 (83.4–89.4)

Mode of Diagnosis

  

Incidental

245

48.5 (44.1–52.9)

Screening

39

7.7 (5.4–10.0)

Symptomatic

221

43.8 (39.5–48.1)

Family History of DM

  

Present

270

54.3 (49.9–58.7)

Duration of the Disease

  

< 1 year

33

6.6 (4.4–8.8)

1–5 years

199

40.0 (35.7–44.3)

6–10 years

161

32.3 (28.2–36.4)

11–20 years

98

19.7 (16.2–23.4)

>21 years

7

1.4 (0.4–2.4)

Hypertension

  

Present

178

34.9 (30.0–38.8)

Total Cholesterol

  

High (>5.60 mmol/L)

152

34.4 (30.0–38.8)

Triglycerides

  

High (>2.10 mmol/L)

105

23.9 (19.9–27.9)

HDL

  

Low (<0.91 mmol/L)

36

25.7 (18.5–32.9)

LDL

  

High (>3.4 mmol/L)

70

53.4(44.9–61.9)

Microalbuminuria

  

Present (>20 μg/min)

276

61.2 (56.7–65.7)

HBA 1 c

  

Good control (<7%)

150

37.6(32.8–42.4)

Poor control (>7%)

246

62.4(57.6–67.2)