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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the diabetic and non-diabetic subjects studied

From: Anaemia and kidney dysfunction in Caribbean Type 2 diabetic patients

Variables

Type 2 diabetic patients

Non-diabetic subjects

Gender (m/f ratio)

46/109

22/29

Age (yr)

65.9 ± 0.9

48.8 ± 1.2**

Duration of diabetes (yr)

10.6 ± 0.7

-

Weight (kg)

77.9 ± 1.2

83.3 ± 2.0*

Height (m)

1.64 ± 0.01

1.68 ± 0.01*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.6 ± 0.4

30.2 ± 0.8

Waist circumference (cm)

99.1 ± 1.0

95.5 ± 1.4

Hip circumference (cm)

105.0 ± 0.8

108.8 ± 1.4*

Unemployed (%)

112 (72.3)

3 (5.9)**

Cigarette smokers (%)

6 (3.9)

6 (11.8)*

Alcohol users (%)

29 (18.7)

23 (45.1)**

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001 for comparisons between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects