Table 1 Demographic profile of study participants (n = 100)
From: Association of microalbuminuria with left ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Variables | Normoalbuminuric N = 50 | Microalbuminuric N = 50 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Age (years) | |||||
 21–30 years | 3 | 6% | 4 | 8% | > 0.05 |
 31–40 years | 6 | 12% | 7 | 14% | |
 41–50 years | 11 | 22% | 10 | 20% | |
 51–60 years | 22 | 44% | 18 | 36% | |
 > 60 years | 8 | 16% | 11 | 22% | |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 25 | 54% | 29 | 58% | > 0.05 |
 Female | 23 | 46% | 21 | 42% | |
BMI | |||||
 Normal (18.5–24.9) | 33 | 66% | 32 | 64% | > 0.05 |
 Overweight (25–29.9) | 14 | 28% | 15 | 30% | |
 Obese (≥ 30) | 3 | 6% | 3 | 6% | |
Duration of DM | |||||
 0–2 years | 17 | 34% | 4 | 8% | < 0.05 |
 3–5 years | 9 | 18% | 7 | 14% | |
 6–9 years | 18 | 36% | 30 | 60% | |
 ≥ 10 years | 6 | 12% | 9 | 18% | |