Table 3: Comparison of the Clinical characteristics of the subjects with OHA failure and those without OHA failure.

 

Variable

OHA failure

No OHA failure

(p value)

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Age

52.5 (9.7)

53.8 (9.2)

-0.572

Sex- M

26 (36.1%)

54 (42.2%)

-0.225

- F

46 (63.9%)

74 (57.8%)

AAD (yrs)

44.5 (9.8)

46.6 (9.4)

-0.369

DOD (yrs)

8.0 (6.1)

7.2 (5.5)

-0.595

BMI (kg/m2)

22.9 (5.4)

27.2(4.8)

(0.039)*

WC (cm)

87.7 (11.26)

93.5 (10)

(0.037)*

WHR

0.90 (0.05)

0.94 (0.06)

-0.652

DBP (mmHg)

87.8 (11.7)

90.2 (8.8)

-0.324

SBP (mmHg)

138.2 (23.9)

148.8 (22.7)

-0.062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHA = Oral hypoglycaemic agent, M = Male, F = Female, AAD = Age at diagnosis, DOD = Duration of diabetes WT = weights, BMI = Body mass index, WC = Waist Circumference,

WHR = Waist hip ratio, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure, SBP = Systolic blood pressure,* = Significant p value