Adequacy of control of cardiovascular risk factors in ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes attending diabetes out-patients clinic at a county hospital, Kenya

Table 3 Prevalence of selected cardiovascular risk factors in the study subjects

Cardiovascular Risk Factors	Prevalence	95% CI
Poor Glycemic control, HbA1c ›7.0%	60.5%	55.6–65.5
Poorly controlled Hypertension, BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg	76.6%	72.5–80.8
LDL Cholesterol, >2.0 mmol/L	77.1%	73.0–81.3
Obesity, BMI ≥30 kg/m²	22.3%	18.4–26.5
Obesity, Waist Circumference	58.2%	53.5–62.9
>102 cm males
> 88 cm females
Obesity, Waist – Hip Ratio	92.7%	89.9–95.3
>0.9 males
>0.8 females
Albuminuria	32.7%	27.8–37.4
Cigarette-smoking, self-reported	23.6%.	19.9–28.5

The prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension, high LDL-Cholesterol and obesity (by WHR) was high, above 75% as shown in the table above

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