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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Anemia in type 2 diabetic patients and correlation with kidney function in a tertiary care sub-Saharan African hospital: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Women (n = 298)

Men (n = 338)

p-value

Total (n = 636)

Mean age (years)

57.6 ± 11.5

55.6 ± 9.7

0.190

56.5 ± 10.6

Smoking

13 (4.4)

53 (15.9)

<0.001

66 (10.4)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

30.5 ± 6.6

28.2 ± 5.1

<0.001

29.3 ± 14.7

Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)

228 (76.5)

237 (70.1)

0.042

465 (73.3)

Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

124 (44.6)

100 (32.1)

0.009

224 (38.4)

Waist circumference (cm)

97.3 ± 12.4

98.7 ± 12.9

0.167

98.0 ± 12.7

Hip circumference (cm)

108.4 ± 13.3

102.8 ± 10.7

<0.001

105.4 ± 12.3

Abdominal obesitya

252 (84.6)

198 (58.6)

<0.001

450 (70.8)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

136.2 ± 21.1

137.7 ± 22.4

0.339

137.0 ± 21.8

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

82.4 ± 12

82.1 ± 12.6

0.764

82.3 ± 12.3

Hypertension

188 (63.3)

206 (61.0)

0.542

394 (62.2)

Any BP-lowering medication

168 (56.4)

184 (54.4)

0.576

352 (55.3)

ACEI/ARB

145 (48.7)

163 (48.2)

0.575

308 (48.4)

Diuretics

104 (34.9)

114 (33.7)

0.654

218 (34.3)

Calcium channel blockers

72 (24.2)

68 (20.1)

0.129

140 (22.0)

Beta blockers

7 (2.3)

6 (1.8)

0.410

13 (2.0)

Use of metformin

244 (81.9)

268 (79.3)

0.696

512 (80.5)

Use of sulfonylureas

172 (57.7)

192 (56.8)

0.585

364 (57.2)

Use of Acarbose

6 (2.0)

8 (2.4)

0.335

14 (2.2)

Use of Insulin

31 (10.4)

37 (10.9)

0.383

68 (10.7)

HbA1c (%)

8.5 ± 2.6

8.1 ± 2.5

0.046

8.6 ± 2.5

Fasting capillary glucose (mg/dl)

150 ± 60

140 ± 60

0.646

150 ± 60

Any diabetic retinopathy

52 (22.4)

83 (30.4)

0.080

135 (26.7)

Any diabetic nephropathy

83 (31.6)

128 (40.9)

0.020

211 (36.6)

Any diabetic neuropathy

141 (51.1)

165 (52.4)

0.821

306 (51.7)

Serum Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.93 ± 0.36

1.22 ± 0.58

<0.001

1.08 ± 0.47

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

86.2 ± 30.4

86.2 ± 32.0

≥0.999

86.2 ± 31.7

  1. Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation;
  2. Abbreviations: ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin
  3. aAbdominal obesity: waist circumference >80 cm in females or >94 cm in males