Table 1 The clinical histories and characteristics of the GAD-positive patients (LADA) in comparison with the GAD-negative patients (T2D) (n = 156)
Clinical histories and characteristics | Glutamate Decarboxylase status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | LADA | TYPE 2 DM | p-value |
n = 8 | n = 148 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Sex | ||||
 Females | 96 (61.5) | 6 (75.0) | 90 (60.8) | 0.711 |
 Males | 60 (38.5) | 2 (25.0) | 58 (39.2) | |
 Age (mean ± SD) | 54.3 ± 11.7 | 55.8 ± 16.6 | 54.2 ± 11.5 | 0.135t |
 BMI (mean ± SD) | 27.5 ± 5.3) | 28.5 ± 3.9 | 27.4 ± 5.4 | 0.309t |
BMI distribution | ||||
 Underweight | 7 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 7 (4.7) | 1.00 |
 Normal | 45 (28.9) | 2 (25.0) | 43 (29.1) |  |
 Overweight/ Obese | 104 (66.7) | 6 (75.0) | 98 (66.2) |  |
Age onset of diabetes [median (IQR)] | 52 (41- 62) | 46.5 (38.3-68.5) | 53 (41- 62) | 0.698 |
Duration of diabetes in years [median (IQR)] | 3 (1 – 4) | 3.5(2.3-5) | 3 (1 - 4) | 0.803 |
History of alcohol | 59 (37.8) | 4 (50.0) | 55 (37.2) | 0.478 |
History of cigarettes | 24 (15.4) | 1 (12.5) | 23 (15.5) | 1.00 |
Family history with diabetes | 72 (46.2) | 3 (37.5) | 69 (46.6) | 0.726 |
Frequent urination | 138 (88.5) | 8 (100) | 130 (87.8) | 0.598 |
Ketonuria | 16 (10.3) | 2 (25.0) | 14 (9.5) | 0.192 |
Blurred vision | 118 (75.6) | 6 (75.0) | 112 (75.7) | 1.00 |
Increasing thirst | 126 (80.8) | 5 (62.5) | 121 (81.8) | 0.182 |
HIV positive (positive only) | 24 (15.4) | 1 (12.5) | 23 (15.5) | 1.00 |
MTB positive | 12 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 12 (8.1) | 1.00 |
Oral hypoglycaemia | 139 (89.1) | 8 (100) | 131 (88.5) | 0.60 |
Fasting blood sugar level at diagnosis (mean, SD) | 21.8 (7.9) | 23.3 (8.1) | 21.8 (7.9) | 0.948t |