From: Dyslipidaemia in a Black African diabetic population: burden, pattern and predictors
Variable | N (%) |
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Age in years, median (IQR) | 53 (43.5–62) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 140 (33.02) |
Female | 284 (66.98) |
Education level, n (%) | |
None | 38 (8.96) |
Primary | 165 (38.92) |
Secondary | 141 (33.25) |
Tertiary | 79 (18.63) |
Occupation, n (%) | |
Employed | 212 (50) |
Unemployed | 212 (50) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married | 259 (61.08) |
Cohabiting | 10 (2.36) |
Single | 47 (11.08) |
Divorced | 41 (9.67) |
Widow/widowed | 67 (15.80) |
Place of residence | |
Rural | 136 (32.08) |
Urban | 288 (67.92) |
Study site | |
Government | 199 (46.82) |
Private | 226 (53.18) |
Smoking | |
Yes | 10 (2.35) |
No | 415 (97.65) |
Known HT | |
Yes | 292 (68.87) |
No | 132 (31.13) |
HIV co-existent | |
Yes | 17 (4.00) |
No | 408 (96.00) |
FH-DM | |
Yes | 264 (62.26) |
No | 160 (37.74) |
Type of DM | |
Type 1 DM | 55 (13.13) |
Type 2 DM | 364 (86.87) |
Drug history | |
Diet alone | 3 (0.71) |
Metformin alone | 79 (18.59) |
Met + SU | 127 (29.88) |
Met + SU + TZD | 16 (3.76) |
Met + incretins | 8 (1.88) |
Insulin alone/+ met | 188 (44.34) |
Statins | 89 (20.94) |
Variable | Median (IQR), N = 425 |
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Age at diagnosis in years | 47 (37–55) |
Duration with DM in years | 4.5 (2–10) |
BMI in kg/m2 | 27 (23–30.6) |
HbA1c (%) | 9 (6.8–12.4) |
LDLC in mmol/l | 2.9 (2.3–3.84) |
HDLC in mmol/l | 1.19 (0.9–1.42) |
TC in mmol/l | 4.82 (4.1–5.71) |
TGL in mmol/l | 1.6 (1.23–2.2) |
LDLC > 2.6 mmol/l | 259 (60.9) |
TC > 5 mmol/l | 183 (43.1) |
HDLC < 1 mmol/l | 124 (29.2) |
TGL > 1.7 mmol/l | 179 (41.2) |
TGL ≥ 5.7 mmol/l | 5 (1.2) |
Non HDLC < 3.4 mmol/l | 167 (39.3) |
TC/HDLC ratio < 4.5 mmol/l | 235 (55.3) |
All normal LDLC, TGL, TC and HDLC concentrations | 5 (12) |
SBP, mmHg | 139 (124–155) |
DBP, mmHg | 80 (73–91) |