Qatari Genotype May Contribute to Complications in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

The relationship of the Qatari genotypes (Q1 Bedouin, Q2 Persian-South Asian, and Q3 African) to diabetes and diabetes complications (microvascular disease) and cardiovascular complications.

T2DM, (%)	Q1 (), 99 (60.4)	Q2, (), 74 (49.7)	Q3, (), 19 (61.3)	Admixed (), 28 (51.9)	value
Gender, (%)
Male	85 (51.8)	98 (65.8)	12 (38.7)	31 (57.4)	0.014
Female	79 (48.2)	51 (34.2)	19 (61.3)	23 (42.6)
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)
Hypertension, (%)
No	87 (53.0)	86 (57.7)	9 (29.0)	30 (55.6)	0.035
Yes	77 (47.0)	63 (42.3)	22 (71.0)	24 (44.4)
Dyslipidemia, (%)
No	70 (42.7)	66 (44.3)	13 (41.9)	25 (46.3)	0.964
Yes	94 (57.3)	83 (55.7)	18 (58.1)	29 (53.7)
Diab retinopathy, (%)
No	139 (84.8)	130 (87.2)	20 (64.5)	43 (79.6)	0.016
Yes	25 (15.2)	19 (12.8)	11 (35.5)	11 (20.4)
Diab neuropathy, (%)
No	148 (90.2)	134 (89.9)	26 (83.9)	49 (90.7)	0.724
Yes	16 (9.8)	15 (10.1)	5 (16.1)	5 (9.3)