Research Article

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).

VariablesMean ± SD

Age55.11 ± 7.89
BMI27.02 ± 3.66
BP-systolic127.38 ± 15.30
BP-diastolic81.52 ± 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 resistance3.28 ± 4.71
FBS (mg/dl)148.13 ± 62.57

n%
Gender
Female148 (63.0)

Marital status
Single9 (3.8)
Married215 (91.5)
Widow and divorced11 (4.7)

Education
Illiterate2 (0.9)
Primary school65 (27.7)
Secondary school51 (21.7)
High school and diploma77 (32.8)
University40 (17.0)

Employment
Unemployed and housekeeper135 (57.4)
Employed52 (22.1)
Retired48 (20.4)

Physically active
Yes92 (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.