Table 4

Prevalence of Anemia and chronic kidney disease (estimated by glomerular filtration rate) in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects


Type 2 diabetic patients
Non-diabetic subjects

Males
Females
Males
Females

Anemia (%)
(Hb < 12 g/dL [F] or < 13 g/dl [M])
22 (47.8)
50 (45.9)
2 (9.1)*
6 (20.7)
Creatinine (mg/dl)
1.6 ± 0.2
1.0 ± 0.03
1.2 ± 0.04
0.96 ± 0.03
Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2)
(index of kidney function)
71.9 ± 2.7
81.0 ± 4.5
83.9 ± 3.1*
82.6 ± 2.5
Chronic kidney disease (%)
(estimated GFR < 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2)
12 (26.7)
24 (22.2)
1 (4.5)**
1 (3.6)

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.001 for comparisons between male diabetic and non-diabetic subjects

P < 0.05 for comparisons between female diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.

Ezenwaka et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008 7:25   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-7-25