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Table 8 Distribution of reported health complications in the surveyed population by T2DM diagnosis status

From: Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population

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T2DM categories

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Diabetic

Prediabetic

Non-diabetic

Total

p value

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No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

944

0.0008

Retinopathy

Ā Ā 

Yes

41 (10.4)

10 (5.0)

13 (3.7)

Ā Ā 

No

354 (89.6)

192 (95.0)

334 (96.3)

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Peripheral neuropathy

Ā Ā Ā 

944

0.005

Yes

61 (15.5)

25 (12.3)

27 (7.8)

Ā Ā 

No

332 (84.5)

178 (87.7)

321 (92.2)

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Liver disease

Ā Ā Ā 

948

0.4

Yes

18 (4.5)

5 (2.5)

11 (3.2)

Ā Ā 

No

378 (95.5)

198 (97.5)

338 (96.8)

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Skin condition*

Ā Ā Ā 

948

0.6

Yes

17 (4.3)

7 (3.4)

10 (2.9)

Ā Ā 

No

380 (95.7)

196 (96.6)

338 (97.1)

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  1. *Skin condition includes eleven psoriasis, six fungal infections, five dark spots on the skin, three vitiligo cases, three eczema, two lichen planus rashes, two back lipomas, and two itchy eruption of the skin. Abbreviation: T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus.