Table 2 Prevalence (%) and means (standard deviations) of the outcome variables increased HbA1c, increased blood lipids (triglycerides and total cholesterol) and hypertension (systolic/diastolic) in Assyrian/Syrian and Swedish type 2 diabetes patients by ethnicity.
Variables | HbA1c (>6%) | Triglycerides (≥ 1.7 mmol/L) | Total cholesterol (≥ 4.5 mmol/L) | Hypertension (systolic>130 mm Hg or diastolic >80 mm Hg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish | Assyrian | Swedish | Assyrian | Swedish | Assyrian | Swedish | Assyrian | |
Mean | 6.1 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.0) | 1.7 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.1) | 4.8 (0.9) | 136.2 (17.3)/78.5 (11.3) | 137.0 (15.6)/78.6 (9.1) |
Totals | 40.6 | 49.7 | 61.5 | 39.7 | 66.5 | 58.8 | 76.8 | 57.8 |
P-value | *** | *** | ||||||
Age | ||||||||
32-57 | 48.9 | 55.2 | 57.5 | 37.7 | 63.4 | 55.4 | 73.5 | 44.1 |
P-value | ** | ** | ||||||
58-70 | 37.5 | 42.2 | 66.2 | 37.5 | 60.3 | 61.3 | 75.0 | 62.5 |
P-value | ** | |||||||
> 70 | 37.5 | 52.5 | 58.1 | 48.3 | 78.3 | 62.5 | 82.5 | 72.5 |
P-value | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 46.8 | 52.4 | 68.3 | 40.0 | 70.8 | 65.4 | 76.3 | 54.2 |
P-value | ** | ** | ||||||
Male | 35.7 | 47.2 | 56.5 | 39.5 | 63.3 | 53.1 | 77.2 | 60.7 |
P-value | * | * | ||||||
Housing | ||||||||
Ownership | 37.9 | 48.0 | 59.2 | 30.0 | 67.1 | 43.5 | 80.6 | 48.0 |
P-value | * | * | ** | |||||
Rental | 47.1 | 50.0 | 64.5 | 41.3 | 63.5 | 61.8 | 74.0 | 59.2 |
P-value | ** | * | ||||||
Education | ||||||||
Low | 37.9 | 50.8 | 54.3 | 40.6 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 74.2 | 64.1 |
Intermediate | 46.0 | 62.5 | 76.5 | 28.6 | 70.6 | 62.5 | 84.2 | 12.5 |
P-value | * | *** | ||||||
High | 41.2 | 42.9 | 61.4 | 39.4 | 69.6 | 48.6 | 75.9 | 44.4 |
P-value | * | * | ** | |||||
Employment | ||||||||
Yes | 40.0 | 48.4 | 62.0 | 29.0 | 67.3 | 45.2 | 76.0 | 45.2 |
P-value | ** | * | ** | |||||
No | 40.8 | 50.0 | 61.2 | 42.6 | 66.0 | 62.5 | 77.0 | 60.3 |
P-value | ** | ** | ||||||