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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of T2DM patients included in the study

From: Therapeutic inertia in proteinuria management among type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients in primary care settings: prevalence and associated risk factors

Patient characteristics

Total number (n = 385)

Sex

 Male

190 (49.4%)

 Female

195 (50.6%)

Age (years)

70.03 ± 12.58

BMI (kg/m2)

25.95 ± 4.75

Smoking

 Non-smoker

274 (71.2%)

 Ex-smoker

72 (18.7%)

 Smoker

39 (10.1%)

Duration of DM (years)

9.76 ± 8.05

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.87 ± 1.17

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

70.45 ± 24.36

Blood Pressure

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

131.9 ± 17.0

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

71.4 ± 11.7

urine ACR level (mg/mmol)

35.9 ± 84.0

Co-morbidities:

 HT

360 (93.5%)

CVD (IHD or CVA or PVD)

 IHD

20(5.2%)

 CVA

43 (11.2%)

 PVD

1 (0.3%)

Lipid Profile

 TG (mmol/L)

1.52 ± 1.1

 TC (mmol/L)

4.28 ± 0.91

 HDL (mmol/L)

1.32 ± 0.38

 LDL (mmol/L)

2.27 ± 0.75

Current use of ACEI/ARB

 ACEI

194 (50.4%)

 ARB

62 (16.1%)

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or No. (%) of cases
  2. Abbreviations: BMI  Body mass index, DM Diabetes mellitus, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, BP Blood pressure, ACR Albumin over creatinine ratio, HT Hypertension, CVD Cardiovascular disease, IHD Ischaemic heart disease, CVA Cerebrovascular, PVD Peripheral vascular disease, TG Triglyceride, TC  Total cholesterol, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL  Low-density lipoprotein, ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker