Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among patients with type 2 diabetes in Basrah

Table 1 Sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors of 1079 patients n (%)

Variable
Sex	Men	634 (58.8)
	Women	445 (41.2)
Age (yr)	mean ± SD	56.3 ± 11.37
	< 40	83 (7.7)
	40–49	220 (20.4)
	50–59	330 (30.6)
	≥ 60	41.3 (41.3)
Education (yr)	mean ± SD	6.0 ± 6.0
	Illiterate	455 (42.2)
	≤ 9	326 (30.2)
	≥ 10	298 (27.6)
Current smoking	Yes	270 (25.0)
	No	809 (75.0)
Duration of diabetes (yr)	mean ± SD	7.4 ± 6.5
	≤ 5	474 (43.9)
	6-10	361 (33.5)
	> 10	244 (22.6)
Known cardiovascular disease	Yes	173 (16.0)
	No	906 (83.9)
Hypertension	Yes	478 (44.3)
	No	601 (55.7)
WC (cm)	mean ± SD	100.2 ± 12.3
BMI	mean ± SD	28.0 ± 5.4
	< 25	318 (29.5)
	25-29	396 (36.7)
	≥ 30	365 (33.8)
Insulin use	Yes	290 (26.9)
	No	789 (73.1)
HbA1c (% total Hb)	mean ± SD	9.46 ± 2.0
	< 7	59 (5.5 )
	≥ 7	1020 (94.5)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	mean ± SD	206.8 ± 42.6
	< 200	338 (31.3)
	≥ 200	741 (68.7)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	mean ± SD	46.5 ± 13.0
	< 40	232 (21.5)
	≥ 40	847 (78.5)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	mean ± SD	122.6 ± 35.9
	< 100	172 (15.9)
	≥ 100	907 (84.1)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	mean ± SD	193.5 ± 98.3
	< 150	306 (28.4)
	≥ 150	773 (71.6)

WC: Waist circumference; BMI: Body mass index; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c test; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein.