Diet Quality Indices and Their Correlation with Glycemic Status and Lipid Profile in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 235).

Variables	Mean ± SD
Age	55.11 ± 7.89
BMI	27.02 ± 3.66
BP-systolic	127.38 ± 15.30
BP-diastolic	81.52 ± 7.19
TG (mg/dl)	193.96 ± 79.54
Insulin (µU/ml)	8.60 ± 9.45
TC (mg/dl)	163.61 ± 39.94
LDL-C (mg/dl)	92.75 ± 28.25
HDL-C (mg/dl)	45.72 ± 10.44
HA1C (%)	7.80 ± 1.55
Insulin resistance	3.28 ± 4.71
FBS (mg/dl)	148.13 ± 62.57
	n%
Gender
Female	148 (63.0)
Marital status
Single	9 (3.8)
Married	215 (91.5)
Widow and divorced	11 (4.7)
Education
Illiterate	2 (0.9)
Primary school	65 (27.7)
Secondary school	51 (21.7)
High school and diploma	77 (32.8)
University	40 (17.0)
Employment
Unemployed and housekeeper	135 (57.4)
Employed	52 (22.1)
Retired	48 (20.4)
Physically active
Yes	92 (39.1)

BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol.