Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Much of the diabetes burden is caused by its complications. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for diabetic microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) in a high-risk population.

Methods

We collected information via a structured questionnaire and directly from the patient's record on 1034 adult type 2 diabetic patients who were attending outpatient clinics in Qatar.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 55 ± 10 years, and the mean duration of diabetes was 12.4 ± 8.9 years. Forty-five percent had one or more microvascular complications. Shared risk factors for multiplicity and for individual complications included family history, severity and duration of diabetes, and hypertension, but some r

SUBMITTER: Cheema S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051261 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature