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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 5, October 2017, pages 184-189
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Sudanese Individuals With Diabetes: A Population-Based Study
Tables
| Factor/covariate | ACS, no. (%) | No ACS, no. (%) | Total, no. (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P values < 0.05 are considered significant; Pearson Chi-squared and t-tests were used to check for significance between variables. | ||||
| Gender | 0.5692 | |||
| Men | 15 (63.6) | 224 (48) | 239 (48.4) | |
| Women | 12 (44.4) | 243 (52) | 255 (51.6) | |
| Age (mean), years | 61.6 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 0.0008864 |
| BMI (mean) | 27.7 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 0.07137 |
| Duration of DM | 0.01105 | |||
| Up to 5 years | 1 (3.7) | 98 (21) | 100 (20.2) | |
| 6 - 10 years | 6 (22.2) | 113 (24.2) | 119 (24.1) | |
| 11 - 20 years | 7 (25.9) | 149 (31.9) | 157 (31.8) | |
| More than 20 years | 13 (48.1) | 105 (22.5) | 118 (23.9) | |
| Hypertension | 0.0006021 | |||
| No | 19 (70.4) | 166 (35.5) | 185 (37.3) | |
| Yes | 8 (29.6) | 301 (64.5) | 309 (62.7) | |
| Cholesterol (mean) | 161.7 | 172.4 | 171.9 | 0.2391 |
| HbA1c (mean) | 9.44 | 9.67 | 9.66 | 0.501 |
| Triglycerides (mean) | 125.8 | 135.2 | 134.8 | 0.5159 |
| HDL (mean) | 41.3 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 0.4412 |
| LDL (mean) | 112.8 | 115.7 | 115.6 | 0.804 |
| Albuminuria | 0.5068 | |||
| Negative | 97 (92.4) | 324 (94.7) | 421 (94.2) | |
| Positive | 8 (7.6) | 18 (5.3) | 26 (5.8) | |
| Smoking | 0.09711 | |||
| No | 15 (57.7) | 313 (66.6) | 328 (73.5) | |
| Yes | 11 (42.3) | 107 (33.4) | 118 (26.5) | |
| Factor/covariate | OR | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P values < 0.05 are considered significant; duration of DM and hypertension were absolute risk factors for ACS. | ||||
| Male gender | 0.5166922 | 0.1375752 | 1.6081059 | 0.25065 |
| Age | 1.0299497 | 0.9837644 | 1.0805835 | 0.18085 |
| BMI | 1.0320679 | 0.9500168 | 1.0827273 | 0.24934 |
| Duration of DM | 0.1751397 | 0.1802962 | 0.8354782 | 0.04051 |
| Hypertension | 2.4620328 | 1.006920 | 6.5000341 | 0.03916 |
| Cholesterol | 1.0037601 | 0.9932443 | 1.0114327 | 0.36075 |
| HbA1c | 0.9397261 | 0.7582192 | 1.1143376 | 0.47802 |
| Triglycerides | 0.9987686 | 0.9918043 | 1.0041398 | 0.65345 |
| HDL | 1.0041865 | 0.9737831 | 1.0289004 | 0.74243 |
| LDL | 1.0012480 | 0.9927317 | 1.0099615 | 0.75116 |
| Smoking | 2.4882621 | 0.7201396 | 9.6310948 | 0.13486 |
| Albuminuria | 1.0368389 | 0.3540358 | 2.7341348 | 0.94096 |