Table 2: Characteristics of newly diagnosed diabetic patients at Mulago National referral hospital who participated in the study (N = 175).

Characteristic Total (%) Microalbuminuric N (%) Normoalbuminuric N (%)
Physical activity at work Sedentary 17 (9.8) 11 (64.7) 6 (35.3)
Mild 48 (27.7) 23 (47.9) 25 (52.1)
Moderate 71 (41.0) 33 (46.5) 38 (53.5)
Strenuous 37 (21.4) 15 (40.5) 22 (59.5)
Physical activity at leisure Sedentary 123 (70.3) 60 (48.8) 63 (51.2)
Moderate 52 (29.7) 23 (44.2) 29 (55.8)
DM type Type 1 35 (20.0) 19 (54.3) 16 (45.7)
Type 2 140 (80.0) 64 (45.7) 76 (54.3)
Hypertension Hypertensive 108 (61.7) 47 (43.5) 61 (56.5)
Normotensive 67 (38.3) 36 (53.7) 31 (46.3)
BMI (kg/m2) Underweight (< 19.0) 33 (18.9) 23 (69.7) 10 (30.3)
Normal weight (19.0 - < 25.0) 70 (40.0) 35 (50.0) 35 (50.0)
Over weight (25.0 - < 30.0) 42 (24.0) 13 (31.0) 29 (69.0)
Obesity (≥ 30.0) 30 (17.1) 12 (40.0) 18 (60.0)
Waist hip ratio Normal < 0.90 (males) and < 0.85 (females) 123 (70.3) 61 (49.6) 62 (50.4)
Abnormal ≥ 0.90 (males) and ≥ 0.85 (females) 52 (29.7) 30 (57.7) 22 (42.3)
HbA1C% < 7% 14 (8.1) 3 (21.4) 11 (78.6)
> 7% 158 (91.9) 79 (50.0) 79 (50.0)
Drugs ACEI/ARBs 9 (5.1) 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6)
CCB 12 (6.9) 12 (6.9) 9 (75.0)
Beta blockers 4 (2.3) 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0)
Ejection fraction % > 50% 139 (79.5) 65 (46.8) 74 (53.2)
< 50% 36 (20.5) 18 (50.0) 18 (50.0)
LVH Present 98 (56.0) 42 (42.9) 56 (57.1)
Absent 77 (44.0) 41 (53.3) 36 (46.7)
Diastolic function Normal 83 (47.4) 43 (51.8) 40 (48.2)
Impaired 92 (52.6) 40 (43.5) 52 (56.5)
Wall motion Normal 170 (97.1) 81 (47.6) 89 (52.4)
Abnormal 5 (2.9) 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0)

ACEI: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; CCB: Calcium Channel Blocker; ARB: Angiotensin Receptor Blocker; N: Numbers; %: Percentage; BMI: Body Mass Index; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; LVH: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.