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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Predictors of mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan

 

N = 957

Patients characteristics

 Age, years

60.99 ± 0.37

 Male gender

482 (50.40)

 BMI (Kg/m2), n = 171

32.33 ± 1.49

 Hx of hypertension

789 (82.44)

 Hx of heart failure

99 (10.35)

 Hx of CAD

470 (49.11)

 Hx of PAD

38 (3.97)

 Hx of stroke/TIA

119 (12.43)

 Hx of VTE

21 (2.19)

 Hx of AF

47 (4.91)

 Hx of CKD

115 (12.02)

 Hx of AKI

163 (19.47)

 Dialysis

24 (2.50)

 Hx of COPD

29 (3.03)

Diabetes mellitus

 Type 2

957 (100.0)

 Diabetic nephropathy

41 (4.28)

 DKA

12 (1.43)

 Controlled DM, HbA1c < 7%

63 (6.65)

 Duration of DM, yrs.

7.93 ± 0.21

 NA

42 (4.38)

Hx of smoking

 Current smoking

149 (15.56)

 X smoker

76 (7.94)

 NA

424 (44.30)

Mortality

97 (10.14)

Lab tests (mg/dl)

 Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)

134.82 ± 2.17

 High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

42.09 ± 0.64

 Triglyceride

267.77 ± 8.29

 Total cholesterol (Tch)

207.04 ± 2.52

 Fasting plasma glucose

265.58 ± 3.71

 HbA1c % (mmole/mole)

10.19 ± 0.078

 Creatinine level (mg/dl)

1.59 ± 0.060

 Microalbuminuria

304 (31.77)

 Macroalbuminuria

154 (16.11)

Echocardiographic data

 Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), %

55.13 ± 0.003

 atrial size, cm

3.88 ± 0.0175

Use of medications, n (%)

 ACEIs/ARBs

741(77.43)

 Aldosterone antagonists

80 (8.35)

 Thiazide diuretics

350 (36.61)

 Loop diuretics

372 (38.87)

 Beta blockers

693 (72.41)

 Digoxin

67 (7.00)

 Statins

818 (85.47)

 Oral Hypoglycemic drugs

926 (96.76)

 Insulin

604 (63.11)

 Aspirin

793 (82.86)

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SEM, and percentages N (%) for categorical variables. BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, PAD peripheral artery disease, TIA transient ischemic attack, AF atrial fibrillation, VTE venous thromboembolism, CKD chronic kidney disease, AKI acute kidney injury, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Hx history, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, DKA diabetic ketoacidosis, ACEI angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARBs angiotensin-II receptor blockers, NA not available. Unit for lipids and glucose is mg/dl