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Table 3 Distribution of diabetes complications for the study population by sex

From: Association of dietary patterns with diabetes complications among type 2 diabetes patients in Gaza Strip, Palestine: a cross sectional study

Variables

T2DM (n = 1200)

Male (n = 482)

Female (n = 718)

P Value

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

High BP (≥130/85 mmHg) or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension

Yes

771 (64.25)

289 (37.4)

482 (62.6)

0.001

No

429 (35.75)

193 (45.0)

236 (55.0)

Eyes problems

Yes

694 (57.8)

228 (32.9)

466 (67.1)

0.001

No

506 (42.1)

254 (50.2)

252 (49.8)

Kidney problems

Yes

130 (10.8)

34 (26.2)

96 (73.8)

0.001

No

1070 (89.1)

448 (41.9)

622 (58.1)

Heart problems

Yes

87 (7.25)

23 (26.4)

64 (73.6)

0.004

No

1113 (92.7)

459 (41.2)

654 (58.8)

Extremities problems

Yes

264 (22.0)

109 (41.3)

155 (58.7)

0.362

No

936 (78.0)

373 (39.9)

563 (60.1)

Neurological problems

Yes

1106 (92.1)

439 (39.7)

667 (60.3)

0.149

No

94 (7.83)

43 (45.7)

51 (54.3)

  1. Data are expressed as percentage for categorical variables. The chi-square test was used to examine differences in the prevalence of different categorical variable. P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant