Research Article

Assessment of the Common Risk Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jeddah

Table 3

Clinical finding in control and cases.

ParameterMeanSDn MeanSDn

Weight65.216.69275.416.588
Height158.79.985154.630.869
Blood glucose level (last reading) 
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)
137.471.180
Blood glucose level (last reading) 
Postprandial blood sugar (mg/dL)
143.595.335
Systolic BP (mmHg)119.918.361129.920.376
Diastolic BP (mmHg)77.210.16181.323.577
Cholesterol (mg/dL)127.469.89182.937.630
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)142.363.310177.183.624
HDL (mg/dL)40.77.31247.627.242
LDL (mg/dL)135.753.314111.436.041

BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SD: standard deviation.