Table 1: General characteristics of the study population (N = 200).
| Characteristics | Frequencies (%) |
| Age | |
| ≥ 50 years | 105 (52%) |
| < 50 years | 95 (48%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 115 (57.5%) |
| Female | 85 (42.5%) |
| Hypertension | 64 (32%) |
| Duration of diabetic | |
| < 5 years | 30 (15%) |
| 5-10 years | 112 (56%) |
| > 10 years | 58 (29%) |
| Anti-hyperglycemia | |
| Insulin | 48 (24%) |
| Oral anti-hyperglycemia | 137 (68.5%) |
| No medicine | 15 (7.5%) |
| BMI | |
| Normal | 10 (5%) |
| Overweight | 96 (48%) |
| Obese | 94 (47%) |
| Family history | 86 (43%) |
| Physical activity | |
| Regular exercises | 28 (15%) |
| Usual work | 172 (85%) |
| Smoking | 55 (27.5%) |
| Qat chewing | 125 (62.5%) |
| Education | 71 (35.5%) |