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Table 4 Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment Profile of DM Patients in the UAE during 2004 (N = 150)

From: Assessment of the direct medical costs of diabetes mellitus and its complications in the United Arab Emirates

Variable

Percent

Dyslipidemia

 

   Presence of dyslipidemia (High Cholesterol)

53.3%

   Use of lipid lowering agents

44%

Hypertension

 

   Use of antihypertensive agents

54%

Foot Complications

   Prevalence of symptomatic neuropathy

81.3%

   Prevalence of leg or foot ulcer

35.3%

   Amputation

11.3%

Coronary artery disease

   ECG examination

69%

   Heart Disease

60%

   Heart Attack

28%

   Heart Operation

15%

Cerebro-vascular disease

   Prevalence of Stroke

8%

   Observation and treatment at hospital ward

90%

   Treatment with physiotherapy

9.1%

Duration of treatment for stroke at hospital ward

   1 week or less

27%

   2 weeks or more

73%

Diabetic Retinopathy

   Prevalence of Retinopathy

58%

   Patients undergone visual acuity test

42%

   Patients had eye pressure measurement

46%

   Patients undergone retinal imaging

40%

   Patients undergone laser treatment

16.7%

   Patients undergone operation for cataract extraction

20.7%

Diabetic Nephropathy

   Prevalence of diabetic nephropathy

34%

   Prevalence of chronic renal failure

13.6%

   Patients with chronic renal failure who had undergone hemodialysis

71%

   Patients with chronic renal failure who had undergone kidney transplantation

29%

Self reported general assessment of Health Status

   poor health

61%

   good health

39%