Research Article
Serum Oxidized LDL Levels in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Retinopathy in Mthatha Region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Table 1
Profile of research participants in different groups.
| | Variables | Groups | Control (nondiabetic)
() | Diabetic without retinopathy
() | DR
() | Total%
( = 140) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Female | (19.3%) | (22.9%) | (20.0%) | 62.1% | | Male | (10.7%) | (15.7%) | (11.4%) | 37.9% | | Hypertension | N/A | (44.9%) | (29.6%) | 74.5% | | Physical activity | (18.6%) | (22.9%) | (17.1%) | 58.6% | | Alcohol consumption | (5.0%) | (1.4%) | (1.4%) | 7.9% | | Smoking | (6.4%) | (0%) | (2.1%) | 8.6% | | Family history | N/A | (26.5%) | (30.6%) | 57.1% | | Medication | | | | | | Oral drugs | N/A | (48.0%) | (22.4%) | 70.4% | | Insulin | N/A | (7.1%) | (22.4%) | 29.6% |
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DR: diabetic retinopathy.
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