Table 2: Factors associated with pathological proteinuria among type 2 diabetes (N = 200).

Variables N (%) Prevalence of Pathological proteinuria N (%) OR (95% CI) P
Age
≥ 50 years 105 (52%) 70 (35%) 1.07 (0.59-1.91) 0.834
< 50 years 95 (48%) 62 (33%)
Gender
Male 115 (57.5%) 76 (66.1%) 0.79 (0.41-1.51) 0.470
Female 85 (42.5%) 56 (65.1%)
Hypertension* 64 (32%) 52 (81.3%) 3.03 (1.5-6.2) 0.002
D Duration*
> 10 58 (29%) 44 (75.9%) 6.27 (2.38-16.55) 0.000
5-10 years 112 (56%) 78 (69.9%) 4.59 (1.94-10.84) 0.001
Anti-hyperglycemia*
No medicine 15 (7.5%) 9 (60.0%) 3.91 (1.06-14.43) 0.041
Oral 137 (68.5%) 82 (59.9%) 0.99 (0.34-2.95) 0.191
Insulin 48 (24%) 41 (85.4%)
BMI*
Obese 94 (47%) 65 (69.1%) 0.19 (0.04-0.792) 0.023
Overweight 96 (48%) 64 (66.7%) 0.89 (0.49-1.64) 0.714
Family history 86 (43%) 55 (64%) 1.17 (0.65-2.11) 0.596
Physically inactive 172 (86%) 114 (66.3%) 1.09 (0.47-2.52) 0.836
Smoking 55 (27.5%) 36 (65.5%) 0.97 (0.50-1.86) 0.920
Qat chewing 127 (63.5%) 82 (66.1%) 1.02 (0.55-1.87) 0.955
Uneducated 129 (64.5%) 84 (65.1%) 1.12 (0.60-2.07) 0.722

OR: odd ratio; CI: confidence interval; P: level of significance; N: Frequencies

*Significant association (P < 0.05).