Research Article
Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Cystatin C for Early Recognition of Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
General characteristics in the T2DM cases.
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Sex | M/F | 34/16 | 68/38 | Occupation | Housewife | 18 | 36 | Service | 11 | 22 | Agriculture | 9 | 18 | Not specific | 12 | 24 | Medication | Oral | 45 | 90 | Insulin only | 3 | 6 | Insulin and oral | 1 | 2 | None | 1 | 2 | Family history of DM | Yes/no | 7/43 | 14 | Vegetarian | Yes/no | 4/46 | 80 | Alcohol drinking past 1 year | Yes/no | 10/40 | 20 | Smoking | Yes/no | 4/46 | 80 | BMI categories | Underweight | 2 | 4 | Normal weight | 20 | 40 | Overweight | 18 | 36 | Obese | 10 | 20 | Hypertension | Yes/no | 15/25 | 30 | Diabetic complications | Yes/no | 7/43 | 14 |
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The data are expressed as frequency and percentage of total cases.
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