Table 6 Clinical history of diabetic complication status versus socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants, JUSH diabetic clinic, 1 May 31 July, 2012
Socio-demographic characteristics | Presence or absence of documented history of diabetic complications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | Total | p value | |
Age | ||||
15–30 | 10 (43.5 %) | 13 (56.5 %) | 23 | 0.63 |
>30 upto 45 | 15 (51.7 %) | 14 (48.3 %) | 29 | |
>45 upto 60 | 32 (54.2 %) | 27 (45.8 %) | 59 | |
>60 upto 75 | 12 (66.7 %) | 6 (33.3 %) | 18 | |
>75 upto 90 | 3 (42.9 %) | 4 (57.1 %) | 7 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 44 (55.7 %) | 35 (44.3 %) | 79 | 0.44 |
Female | 28 (49.1 %) | 29 (50.9 %) | 57 | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 5 (33.3 %) | 10 (66.7 %) | 15 | 0.33 |
Married | 61 (54.5 %) | 51 (45.5 %) | 112 | |
Divorced | 1 (50.0 %) | 1 (50.0 %) | 2 | |
Widowed | 5 (71.4 %) | 2 (28.6 %) | 7 | |
Duration of DM in years | ||||
< 1 | 4 (40.0 %) | 6 (60.0 %) | 10 | 0.59 |
1–5 | 34 (48.6 %) | 36 (51.4 %) | 70 | |
>5 upto 10 | 20 (55.6 %) | 16 (44.4 %) | 36 | |
>10 upto 15 | 10 (71.4 %) | 4 (28.6 %) | 14 | |
>15 upto 20 | 2 (66.7 %) | 1 (33.3 %) | 3 | |
>20 | 2 (66.7 %) | 1 (33.3 %) | 3 | |
Educational status | ||||
Illiterate | 23 (53.5 %) | 20 (46.5 %) | 43 | 0.56 |
Grade 1–8 | 30 (47.6 %) | 33 (52.4 %) | 63 | |
Grade 9–12 | 12 (63.2 %) | 7 (36.8 %) | 19 | |
≥Diploma | 7 (63.6 %) | 4 (36.4 %) | 11 | |
BMI in kg/m2 | ||||
<18.5 | 9 (42.9 %) | 12 (57.1 %) | 21 | 0.78 |
18.5–24.9 | 42 (55.3 %) | 34 (44.7 %) | 76 | |
>24.9–30 | 18 (54.5 %) | 15 (45.5 %) | 33 | |
>30 | 3 (50.0 %) | 3 (50.0 %) | 6 | |
Current treatment format | ||||
Injectables | 39 (54.9 %) | 32 (45.1 %) | 71 | 0.31 |
Oral | 32 (53.3 %) | 28 (46.7 %) | 60 | |
Combination of both | 1 (20.0 %) | 4 (80.0 %) | 5 | |