Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Cystatin C for Early Recognition of Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

General characteristics in the T2DM cases.

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	M/F	34/16	68/38
Occupation	Housewife	18	36
	Service	11	22
	Agriculture	9	18
	Not specific	12	24
Medication	Oral	45	90
	Insulin only	3	6
	Insulin and oral	1	2
	None	1	2
Family history of DM	Yes/no	7/43	14
Vegetarian	Yes/no	4/46	80
Alcohol drinking past 1 year	Yes/no	10/40	20
Smoking	Yes/no	4/46	80
BMI categories	Underweight	2	4
	Normal weight	20	40
	Overweight	18	36
	Obese	10	20
Hypertension	Yes/no	15/25	30
Diabetic complications	Yes/no	7/43	14

The data are expressed as frequency and percentage of total cases.