Table 3 Biochemical parameters of the study participants in TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

HbA1c level, median (IQR)

8.4% (6.8–10.1)

FBS (mg/dL)

 < 130

136 (41.8)

 ≥ 130

189 (58.2)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

 < 200

259 (79.7)

 ≥ 200

66 (20.3)

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

 < 150

210 (64.6)

 ≥ 150

115 (35.4)

HDL-C (mg/dL)

M: ≥ 40, F: ≥ 50

171 (52.6)

M: < 40, F: < 50

154 (47.4)

LDL-C (mg/dL)

 < 130

211 (64.9)

 ≥ 130

114 (35.1)

Urea (mg/dL)

10-50

308 (94.8)

 > 50

17 (5.2)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.5-1.2

297 (91.4)

 > 1.2

28 (8.6)