Table 1 |
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| Demographic and clinical characteristic of the patients (N = 200) | |
| Characteristics | Number of patients (Percentage, %) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 103(51.5) |
| Female | 97 (48.5) |
| Age | |
| Non-elderly | 115 (57.5) |
| Elderly | 85 (42.5) |
| Duration of hospital stay | |
| Not more than 7 days | 143 (71.5) |
| 8 to 14 days | 38 (19.0) |
| More than 15 days | 19 (9.5) |
| Duration of type 2 diabetes mellitus | |
| Not more than 10 years | 72 (36.0) |
| 11 to 20 years | 47 (23.5) |
| 21 to 30 years | 31 (15.5) |
| Unknown duration | 50 (25.0) |
| Duration of hypertension | |
| Not more than 10 years | 82 (41.0) |
| 11 to 20 years | 43 (21.5) |
| 21 to 30 years | 22 (11.0) |
| Unknown duration | 53 (26.5) |
| A1c | |
| Achieved target (< 6.5) | 48 (24.0) |
| Did not achieve target (≥ 6.5) | 146 (73.0) |
| Unknown | 6 (3.0) |
| Diabetic complications* | |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 43 (21.5) |
| Diabetic foot ulcer | 21 (10.5) |
| Diabetic neuropathy | 17 (8.5) |
| Comorbidities† | |
| Renal impairment | 100 (50.0) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 96 (48.0) |
| Dyslipidemia | 64 (32.0) |
| Stroke | 40 (20.0) |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 14 (7.0) |
| Liver impairment | 11 (5.5) |
| Bronchial asthma | 7 (3.5) |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | 7 (3.5) |
| Gouty arthritis | 6 (3.0) |
| Osteoarthritis | 5 (2.5) |
†One patient may have more than one diabetic complication or comorbidity.
Zaman Huri and Fun Wee BMC Endocrine Disorders 2013 13:2 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-13-2
