Predictors of hypoglycemia in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Basrah

Table 6 Relation of hypoglycemia during the last 3 mo with body mass index, systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; hemoglobin A1c; serum creatinine; urine for albumin

Variables	Hypoglycemia in the last 3 mo		Total (n)	P value
	Yes n (%)	No n (%)
BMI (kg/m2)
Thin or normal (< 25.00)	46 (83.6)	9 (16.4)	55	0.123
Overweight (25.0-29.9)	95 (77.2)	28 (22.8)	123
Obese (30.00-39.99)	93 (68.9)	42 (31.1)	135
Morbid obesity (≥ 40)	18 (81.8)	4 (18.2)	22
Total	252 (75.2)	83 (24.8 )	3351
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Normal (< 130)	91 (79.8)	23 (20.2)	114	0.157
Prehypertension (130-139)	62 (79.5)	16 (20.5)	78
Stage 1 hypertension (140-159)	76 (71.0)	31 (29.0)	107
Stage 2 hypertension (≥ 160)	24 (64.9)	13 (35.1)	37
Total	25 (375.3)	83 (24.7)	336
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Normal (< 80)	63 (78.8)	17 (21.2)	80	0.792
Pre-hypertension (80-89)	148 (74.4)	51 (25.6)	199
Stage 1 hypertension (90-99)	38 (74.5)	13 (25.5)	51
Stage 2 hypertension (≥ 100)	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)	6
Total	253 (75.3)	83 (24.7)	336
HbA1c (%)
< 7.0	10 (83.3)	2 (16.7)	12	0.117
7.0-10.0	136 (79.1)	36 (20.9)	172
10.1-13.0	85 (73.3)	31 (26.7)	116
> 13.0	22 (61.1)	14 (38.9)	36
Total	253 (75.3)	83 (24.7)	336
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
< 0.7	66 (72.5)	25 (27.5)	91	0.632
0.7-1.4	167 (75.9)	53 (24.1)	220
> 1.4	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	3
Total	236 (75.2)	78 (24.8)	3142
Urine for albumin (positive)	65 (75.6)	21 (24.4)	86	0.947
Total	235 (75.3)	77 (24.7)	3123

¹BMI had not been measured for one patient due to bilateral lower limb amputation; ^2,3Unequal numbers because some of the patients did not complete their investigations. BMI: Body mass index; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c.