Qatari Genotype May Contribute to Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Baseline demographic data for the entire cohort of Qatari subjects (), categorized according to the genotype (Q1 Bedouin, Q2 Persian-South Asian, Q3 African, and admixed).
Q1
Q2
Q3
Admixed
Significance
Gender, (%)
Male
85 (51.8)
98 (65.8)
12 (38.7)
31 (57.4)
Female
79 (48.2)
51 (34.2)
19 (61.3)
23 (42.6)
Age (years), mean (SD)
49.54 (11.05)
49.72 (10.01)
51.80 (9.57)
49.63 (11.23)
0.744
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)
32.80 (6.37)
31.87 (5.61)
33.40 (7.62)
32.62 (6.24)
0.462
HbA1c (%), median (IQR)
7.1 (2.6)
6.6 (2.9)
7.7 (2.6)
6.7 (3.2)
0.503
Fasting glucose (mmol/l), median (IQR)
6.85 (4.03)
6.05 (3.98)
6.05 (4.40)
5.50 (3.70)
0.100
Diabetes, (%)
No
65 (39.6)
75 (50.3)
12 (38.7)
26 (48.1)
0.228
Yes
99 (60.4)
74 (49.7)
19 (61.3)
28 (51.9)
0.112
BMI = body mass index; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range.
