Research Article
Factors Associated with Poor Glycemic and Lipid Levels in Ambulatory Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Lipid profile of DM patients at Halibet Regional Referral Hospital, in Asmara, Eritrea (
).
| | NCEP-ATPIII classification | Female
(%) | Male
(%) | value | Frequency
(%) |
| | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | Optimal serum concentration (<200) | 42 (36.8) | 72 (63.2) | 0.001 | 117 (36.9) | | Borderline (200-239) | 45 (45.0) | 55 (55.0) | 97 (32.4) | | High-risk serum conc. (≥240) | 59 (62.1) | 36 (37.9) | 95 (30.7) | | Triglyceride (mg/dL) | | Normal (<150) | 74 (54.8) | 61 (45.2) | 0.063 | 69 (22.3) | | Borderline high (150-199) | 29 (42.0) | 40 (58.0) | 105 (34.0) | | High (≥200) | 43 (41.0) | 62 (59.0) | 135 (43.7) | | LDL-C (mg/dL) | | Optimal (<100) | 20 (37.0) | 34 (63.0) | 0.001 | 57 (18.4) | | Near optimal (100-129) | 35 (40.2) | 52 (59.8) | 84 (27.2) | | Borderline high (130-159) | 41 (48.8) | 43 (51.2) | 84 (27.2) | | High (160-189) | 26 (65.0) | 14 (35.0) | 40 (13.0) | | Very high (≥190) | 20 (80.0) | 5 (20.0) | 25 (8.1) | | HDL-C | | Optimal (≥60) | 44 (30.1) | 13 (8.0) | 0.001 | 57 (18.4) | | Borderline men (40-59) and women (50-59) | 30 (20.5) | 96 (58.9) | 126 (40.8) | | High risk (<40 men) and (<50 women) | 72 (49.3) | 54 (33.1) | 126 (40.8) |
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NCEP-ATPIII: National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel 3 rd level. |
