Research Article
The Prevalence and Pattern of Anaemia in Type 2 Diabetics in Ogbomosho, An Urban Community in Southwestern Nigeria
Table 2
History of past and present symptoms of anaemia diabetics and nondiabetics.
| Variables | Subjects (141) | Control (140) | Df | value |
| Past | Fatigue | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 38 (88.4) | 5 (11.6) | | | No | 103 (43.3) | 135 (56.7) | | | Pallor | | | 1 | 0.008 | Yes | 12 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | | | No | 129 (48.1) | 139 (51.9) | | | Pedal swelling | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 17 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 124 (47.0) | 140 (53.0) | | | Heart beat | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 34 (89.5) | 4 (10.5) | | | No | 107 (44.0) | 136 (56.0) | | | Yellow sclera | | | 1 | 0.014 | Yes | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 135 (49.1) | 140 (50.9) | | | Cola urine | | | 1 | 0.004 | Yes | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 8 (100.0) | 140 (51.3) | | |
| Present | Fatigue | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 18 (90.0) | 2 (10.0) | | | No | 123 (47.1) | 138 (52.9) | | | Pallor | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 135 (49.1) | 140 (50.9) | | | Pedal swelling | | | 1 | <0.001 | Yes | 14 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 127 (47.6) | 140 (52.4) | | | Heart beat | | | 1 | 0.056 | Yes | 11 (73.3) | 4 (26.7) | | | No | 130 (48.9) | 136 (51.1) | | | Yellow sclera | | | | 0.062 | Yes | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 137 (49.5) | 140 (50.5) | | | Cola urine | | | 1 | 0.15 | Yes | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | | No | 135 (49.1) | 140 (50.9) | | |
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