Table 1 Demographics and patients’ characteristics (n = 261)
From: Glycemic control of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Arabian Gulf Countries; PREDICT
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Mean age (SD) – years | 31.6 (9.4) |
Range | 18–64 |
Mean duration of diabetes (SD) – years | 14.6 (9.0) |
Countries – count (%) | |
Kuwait | 99 (37.9) |
UAE | 77 (29.5) |
Bahrain | 67 (25.7) |
Oman | 18 (6.9) |
Sex – count (%) | |
Male | 138 (52.9) |
Female | 123 (47.1) |
Marital Status – count (%) | |
Single | 119 (45.9) |
Married | 137 (52.9) |
Divorced/Widow | 3 (1.2) |
Missing | 2 (0.8) |
Education – count (%) | |
None/Illiterate | 1 (0.4) |
Basic/Primary | 10 (3.9) |
Secondary | 73 (28.6) |
Graduate/Post-graduate | 171 (67.1) |
Missing | 6 (2.3) |
Residence – count (%) | |
Rural | 10 (3.8) |
Urban | 251 (96.2) |
Employment – count (%) | |
Full time | 151 (57.9) |
Part time | 4 (1.5) |
Unemployed | 59 (22.6) |
Retired | 4 (1.5) |
Unknown | 43 (16.5) |
Health Insurance – count (%) | |
Present | 199 (76.2) |
Public Health Insurance | 114 (43.7) |
Private Health Insurance | 70 (26.8) |
Public & Private Health Insurance | 15 (5.7) |
Absent | 62 (23.8) |
Mean Height (SD) – cm | 165.43 (9.9) |
Males | 173 (10.9) |
Females | 158 (8.7) |
Mean Weight (SD) – Kg | 71.69 (15.5) |
Males | 76.6 (12.5) |
Females | 66.1 (14.7) |
Mean BMIa (SD) – Kg/m2 | 26.2 (5.0) |
Males | 25.9 (5.0) |
Females | 26.6 (5.5) |
BMI Range & Weight Status (n = 256) – count (%) | |
< 18.5 (underweight) | 7 (2.7) |
18.5–24.9 (normal weight) | 108 (42.2) |
25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 96 (37.5) |
≥ 30 (obese) | 45 (17.6) |
Mean SBPb (SD)– mmHg | 121.2 (14.4) |
Males | 124.3 (14) |
Females | 117.7 (14) |
Mean DBPc (SD)– mmHg | 73.8 (9.4) |
Males | 75.6 (8.9) |
Females | 71.91 (9.6) |
Glycemic control | |
Mean HbA1cd (SD) – % | 8.11 (1.8) |
Males | 7.9 (1.8) |
Females | 8.3 (1.7) |
Mean FBGe (SD) – mmol/L | 9.6 (4.5) |
Males | 9.6 (4.3) |
Females | 9.6 (4.7) |
Mean PPGf (SD) – mmol/L | 9.3 (4.5) |
Males | 9.6 (4.1) |
Females | 8.8 (5) |
Smoking Status – no. (%) | |
Never Smoker | 211 (85) |
Former Smoker | 8 (3.1) |
Current Smoker | 31 (11.9) |
Missing | 1 (0.4) |
Classes of Concomitant Medications – count (%) | |
Antihypertensives | 34 (13) |
Antiplatelet Agents | 12 (4.6) |
Anticoagulants | 1 (0.4) |
Lipid Lowering Agents | 65 (24.9) |
Anticonvulsants | 4 (1.5) |
Thyroid medications | 27 (10.3) |
Vitamins / Multivitamins | 45 (17.2) |
Others | 13 (5) |