- Baseline characteristics of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (N=935).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group | |
| ≤45 years | 83 (08.9) |
| 46–55 years | 269 (28.8) |
| 56–65 years | 317 (33.9) |
| >65 years | 266 (28.4) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 429 (45.9) |
| Female | 506 (54.1) |
| National Guard ospital location | |
| Al Ahsa | 724 (77.4) |
| Dammam | 211 (22.6) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 932 (99.7) |
| Non-Saudi | 03 (0.30) |
| Body mass index | |
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 57 (06.1) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 225 (24.1) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 653 (69.8) |
| Onset of DM | |
| <3 years | 62 (06.6) |
| >3 years | 873 (93.4) |
| Patient complaints of microvascular complications | |
| Yes | 489 (52.3) |
| No | 446 (47.7) |
| Onset of microvascular complications of DM (n=489) | |
| <3 years | 132 (27.0) |
| >3 years | 357 (73.0) |
| Patient visited an ophthalmology clinic for retinopathy screening | |
| Yes | 515 (55.1) |
| No | 420 (44.9) |
| Management plan* | |
| Lifestyle modification | 505 (54.0) |
| Oral hypoglycemic medication | 844 (90.3) |
| Injection therapy | 401 (42.9) |
| Mean±SD | |
| Last HbA1c result | 8.04±2.83 |
| Second-to-last HbA1c result | 8.03±2.72 |
| Third-to-last HbA1c result | 7.99±3.14 |
↵* Variable with multiple responses. HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c, SD: standard deviation, DM: diabetes mellitus