Research Article
Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population
Table 2
Prevalence of major microvascular complications in 1034 patients with type 2 diabetes in Qatar, by gender.
| | All | Males | Females | value | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Total number of patients | 1034 (100) | 798 (100) | 236 (100) | | Number of complications | | | | <0.0001 | None | 534 (51.6) | 442 (55.4) | 92 (39.0) | | One complication | 318 (30.8) | 228 (28.6) | 90 (38.1) | | Retinopathy | 108 (10.4) | 81 (10.2) | 27 (11.4) | 0.55 | Nephropathy | 55 (5.3) | 50 (6.3) | 5 (2.1) | 0.01 | Neuropathy | 155 (15.0) | 97 (12.2) | 58 (24.6) | <0.0001 | Two complications | 140 (13.5) | 97 (12.2) | 43 (18.2) | | Retinopathy + nephropathy | 37 (3.6) | 33 (4.1) | 4 (1.7) | 0.11 | Retinopathy + neuropathy | 79 (7.6) | 45 (5.6) | 34 (14.4) | <0.0001 | Nephropathy + neuropathy | 24 (2.3) | 19 (2.4) | 5 (2.1) | 1.00 | Three complications | 42 (4.1) | 31 (3.9) | 11 (4.7) | 0.58 | Patterns of combined complications | | | | | Retinopathy (±other complications) | 266 (25.7) | 190 (23.8) | 76 (32.2) | 0.01 | Nephropathy (±other complications) | 158 (15.3) | 133 (16.7) | 25 (10.6) | 0.02 | Neuropathy (±other complications) | 300 (29.0) | 192 (24.1) | 108 (45.8) | <0.0001 |
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