Research Article

Prescription Practice for Diabetes Management among a Female Population in Primary Health Care

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study population ( ).

CategoryValue (%)

Age distribution, in years
 11–201 (0.6)
 21–302 (1.3)
 31–4016 (10.0)
 41–5034 (21.3)
 51–6066 (41.3)
 >6031 (19.4)
Nationality
 Saudi133 (83.1)
 Non-Saudi27 (16.9)
Smoking history
 Unknown122 (76.3)
 Not smoking32 (23.8)
Comorbid conditions
 Hypertension79 (49.4)
 Dyslipidemia72 (45.0)
 Thyroid disorder23 (14.4)
Diabetic complications
 Retinopathy9 (5.6)
 Neuropathy6 (3.8)
 Stroke3 (1.9)
 Ischemic heart disease1 (0.6)
Blood pressure (mmHg)
 Systolic BP > 13056 (35.0)
 Systolic BP 14039 (24.4)
 Diastolic BP > 8033 (20.6)
BMI (value), kg/
 Normal (18–25)3 (3)
 Overweight (25.1–29.9)17 (16.8)
 Mild obesity (30–34.9)33 (32.6)
 Moderate obesity (35–39.9)40 (40)
 Morbid obesity (≥40)8 (8)
Fundus examination 49 (30.9)
Health education48 (30.0)
Laboratory results ( = number of participants that had the test)
 HBA1c >8.0 ( )23 (20.9)
 Serum creatinine >135 umol/L ( )None
 Albuminuria positive ( )5 (13.2)
 Cholesterol ≥ 5.2 mmol/L ( )37 (30.5)
LDL 2.6 mmol/L ( )65 (69.2)
HDL 1.3 mmol/L ( )58 (64.4)
Triglyceride 1.7 mmol/L ( )14 (11.9)