Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Association of BMI with (a) hypertension and (b) retinopathy among T2DM patients.

	BMI (kg/m^2)
	<18.5	18.5 – 24.9	25.0 – 29.9	30+	Total
(a) Hypertension
Number of patients^a	35	360	254	77	726
Hypertension, n (%)^b	13 (37.1)	168 (46.7)	142 (55.9)	42 (54.5)	365 (50.3)
(b) Retinopathy
Number of patients^c	30	320	237	73	660
Retinopathy, n (%)^d	12 (40.0)	51 (15.9)	35 (14.8)	8 (11.0)	106 (16.1)

^aPatients in whom BMI and blood pressure were measured. ^bBMI vs. hypertension, (chi-square test for trend). ^cPatients with retinal photographs and measured BMI. ^dBMI vs. retinopathy, (chi-square test for trend).