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Table 2 Distribution of clinical characteristics among study participants

From: Profiling of cardio-metabolic risk factors and medication utilisation among Type II diabetes patients in Ghana: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Total

Baseline (n = 241)

Follow-up (n = 160)

X2, df

p value

Age

0.909, 4

1.000

 31–40

24 (6.0)

14 (5.8)

10 (6.3)

  

 41–50

76 (19.0)

49 (20.3)

27 (16.9)

  

 51–60

136 (33.9)

81 (33.6)

55 (34.4)

  

 61–70

118 (29.4)

68 (28.2)

50 (31.3)

  

 71–80

47 (11.7)

29 (12.0)

18 (11.3)

  

BMI

3.386, 3

0.336

 Underweight

11 (2.8)

9 (3.80)

2 (1.30)

  

 Normal weight

175 (43.9)

170 (44.6)

68 (42.8)

  

 Overweight

132 (33.10)

80 (33.3)

52 (32.7)

  

 Obese

81 (20.3)

44 (18.3)

37 (23.3)

  

SBP

0.028, 1

0.474

 Normal

121 (55.1)

132 (54.8)

89 (55.6)

  

 High

180 (44.9)

109 (45.2)

71 (44.4)

  

DBP

0.178, 1

0.382

 Normal

298 (74.5)

177 (73.8)

121 (75.6)

  

 High

102 (25.5)

63 (26.3)

39 (24.4)

  

HbA1c

7.280, 1

0.004

 Normal

104 (26.0)

74 (30.8)

30 (18.8)

  

 High

296 (74.0)

166 (69.2)

130 (81.3)

  

FPG

0.202, 1

0.364

 Normal

160 (39.9)

94 (39.0)

66 (41.3)

  

 High

241 (60.1)

147 (61.0)

94 (58.8)

  

TG

6.679, 1

0.006

 Good

343 (86.2)

199 (82.6)

144 (91.7)

  

 High

55 (13.8)

42 (17.4)

13 (8.3)

  

TC

0.308, 1

0.328

 Good

259 (65.2)

154 (64.2)

105 (66.9)

  

 High

138 (34.8)

86 (35.8)

52 (33.1)

  

HDL

94.80, 1

<0.0001

 Good

235 (59.0)

189 (78.4)

46 (29.3)

  

 Low

163 (41.0)

52 (21.6)

111 (70.7)

  

NonHDL

0.474, 1

0.270

 Normal

188 (47.4)

117 (48.8)

71 (45.2)

  

 High

209 (52.6)

123 (51.3)

86 (54.8)

  

LDL

2.040, 1

0.092

 Good

164 (41.3)

106 (44.2)

58 (36.9)

  

 High

233 (58.7)

134 (55.8)

99 (63.1)

  

SBP (mmHg)

140.06 ± 24.09

139.41 ± 24.31

140.71 ± 23.88

0.525t

0.600

DBP (mmHg)

81.96 ± 13.18

81.63 ± 13.71

82.28 ± 12.65

0.484t

0.620

FBS (mmol/l)

18.32 ± 4.31

9.18 ± 4.42

9.14 ± 4.20

0.082t

0.940

HbA1c (mmol/l)

8.79 ± 2.49

8.27 ± 2.10

9.32 ± 2.88

4.201t

0.0001

TC (mmol/l)

4.63 ± 1.27

4.73 ± 1.27

4.54 ± 1.27

1.406t

0.160

TG (mmol/l)

1.17 ± 0.56

1.27 ± 0.57

1.07 ± 0.56

3.520t

0.0001

HDL-c (mmol/l)

1.19 ± 1.19

1.35 ± 1.35

1.03 ± 1.03

9.960t

0.0001

Non-HDL-c (mmol/l)

3.44 ± 1.22

3.37 ± 1.24

3.52 ± 1.20

1.142t

0.250

LDL-c (mmol/l)

2.91 ± 0.57

2.79 ± 1.16

3.03 ± 1.13

2.029t

0.430

Coronary risk

5.00 ± 2.7

4.97 ± 1.52

5.04 ± 3.88

0.232t

0.820

VLDL-c (mmol/l)

0.54 ± 0.33

0.58 ± 0.26

0.51 ± 0.41

1.965t

0.500