Table 2. The association between patient categorical characteristics in DKD.
|
Characteristics |
Subcategories |
Patient groups |
P value |
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|
Normalbuminuric T2DM |
DKD in T2DM |
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|
Gender |
Female |
Count (%) |
29(31.5%) |
63(68.5%) |
0.022* |
|
Male |
Count (%) |
34(49.3%) |
35(50.7%) |
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|
Smoking |
No |
Count (%) |
59(38.8%) |
93(61.2%) |
0.497 |
|
Yes |
Count (%) |
4(44.4%) |
5(55.6%) |
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|
Living place |
Rural |
Count (%) |
28(39.4%) |
43(60.6%) |
0.944 |
|
Urban |
Count (%) |
35(38.9%) |
55(61.1%) |
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|
Retinopathy |
No |
Count (%) |
44(86.3%) |
7(13.7%) |
0.000* |
|
Yes |
Count (%) |
19(17.3%) |
91(82.7%) |
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|
CHD |
No |
Count (%) |
45(42.9%) |
60(57.1%) |
0.185 |
|
yes |
Count (%) |
18(32.1%) |
38(67.9%) |
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*Significant according to Pearson Chi-Square (P value<0.05), ‡Fisher's Exact Test, and CHD: chronic heart disease.