From: Knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study
 | Total | Male | Female | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | Â | |
Short-term complications | |||||||
 Hypoglycemic episode | 62 | (30.2) | 32 | (26.9) | 30 | (34.9) | 0.22 |
 Hyperglycemic episode | 104 | (50.7) | 59 | (49.6) | 45 | (52.3) | 0.70 |
Long-term complications | |||||||
 Blurry vision | 76 | (36.7) | 51 | (42.5) | 25 | (28.7) | 0.04 |
 Proteinuria | 32 | (15.5) | 25 | (20.8) | 7 | (8.0) | 0.01 |
 Renal problems | 9 | (4.3) | 6 | (5.0) | 3 | (3.4) | 0.59 |
 Neuropathy | 73 | (35.3) | 37 | (30.8) | 36 | (41.4) | 0.12 |
 Loss of sensation | 19 | (9.2) | 10 | (8.3) | 9 | (10.3) | 0.62 |
 Foot ulcers | 29 | (14.0) | 18 | (15.0) | 11 | (12.6) | 0.63 |