Incidence of Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Predictors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical factors of newly diagnosed T2DM patients in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, January 2001–February 2016.

Variable	Censored (%)	Diabetic nephropathy (%)	Total
Sex
Male	149 (37.3)	36 (57.1)	185 (40.0)
Female	250 (62.7)	27 (42.9)	277 (60.0)
Age	Mean = 53.2 ± 10.1
≤59	278 (69.7)	43 (68.3)	321 (69.5)
≥60	121 (30.3)	20 (31.7)	141 (30.5)
Diabetic retinopathy
Yes	68 (17.0)	11 (17.5)	79 (17.1)
No	331 (83.0)	52 (82.5)	383 (82.9)
Diabetic neuropathy
Yes	65 (16.3)	13 (20.6)	78 (16.9)
No	334 (83.7)	50 (79.4)	384 (83.1)
Hypertension
Yes	89 (22.3)	19 (30.2)	108 (23.4)
No	310 (77.7)	44 (69.8)	354 (76.6)
Anemia
Yes	26 (6.5)	12 (19.1)	38 (8.2)
No	373 (93.5)	51 (80.9)	424 (91.8)
Medication
Dietary modification	21 (5.3)	8 (12.7)	29 (6.3)
One oral agent	261 (65.4)	34 (54.0)	295 (63.8)
>1 oral agent	70 (17.5)	9 (14.3)	79 (17.1)
Insulin	47 (11.8)	12 (19.1)	59 (12.8)
Duration (year)	Mean = 8.2 ± 3.8
<6	100 (25.1)	11 (17.5)	111 (24.0)
6–10	199 (49.8)	32 (50.8)	231 (50.0)
>10	100 (25.1)	20 (31.7)	120 (26.0)
FBS	Mean = 224.6 ± 80.9
≤150	83 (20.8)	8 (12.7)	91 (19.7)
>150	316 (79.2)	55 (87.3)	371 (80.3)

FBS, fasting blood sugar.