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Table 3 Patients’ characteristics depending on the complication numbers

From: High triglyceride levels increase the risk of diabetic microvascular complications: a cross-sectional study

 

the complication number

0

1

2

3

N (%)

364 (33.2%)

469 (42.8%)

199 (18.2%)

64 (5.8%)

Male

242 (66.5%)

319 (68.0%)

140 (70.4%)

44 (68.8%)

Age (years) > 55***

124 (34.1%)

284 (60.6%)

138 (69.3%)

267(79.7%)

HbA1c (%) < 7

93 (25.5%)

123 (26.2%)

59 (29.6%)

17 (26.6%)

T2DM duration (years) > 10***

55 (15.1%)

191 (40.7%)

132 (66.3%)

51 (79.7%)

BMI (kg/m2) < 24

262 (72.0%)

339 (72.3%)

135 (67.8%)

41 (64.1%)

Hypertension ***

93 (25.5%)

239 (51.0%)

120 (60.3%)

52 (81.3%)

Dyslipidemia***

226 (62.1%)

414 (88.3%)

177 (88.9%)

60 (93.8%)

High TC*

18 (4.9%)

34 (7.2%)

11 (5.5%)

11 (17.2%)

High TG***

94 (25.8%)

167 (35.6%)

91 (45.7%)

38 (59.4%)

Low HDL-C***

152 (41.8%)

269 (57.4%)

116 (58.3%)

37 (57.8%)

High LDL-C*

11 (3.0%)

17 (3.6%)

7 (3.5%)

7 (10.9%)

  1. P values were for chi-square tests (categorical variables) among groups (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001)