Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Limbe Regional Hospital, Southwest, Cameroon

Table 1 Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and clinical characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Limbe Regional Hospital, n (%)

Variable	Total (n = 150)	NAFLD (n = 28)	No NAFLD (n = 122)	P value
Sex				0.03
Male	63 (42.0)	10 (36.0)	53 (43.0)
Female	87 (58.0)	18 (64.0)	69 (57.0)
Age group (years)				0.001
25-40	22 (15.0)	6 (21.0)	16 (13.0)
41-65	86 (57.0)	16 (58.0)	70 (57.0)
≥ 66	42 (28.0)	6 (21.0)	36 (30.0)
Marital status				< 0.001
Married	81 (54.0)	19 (68.0)	62 (51.0)
Divorced	38 (25.0)	4 (14.0)	34 (28.0)
Single	11 (7.0)	2 (7.0)	9 (7.0)
Widowed	20 (13.0)	3 (11.0)	17 (14.0)
Level of education				< 0.001
Primary	47 (31.0)	11 (39.0)	36 (29.0)
Secondary	79 (53.0)	16 (57.0)	63 (57.0)
Tertiary	24 (16.0)	1 (4.0)	23 (19.0)
Employment status				< 0.001
Employed	76 (50.7)	13 (46.0)	63 (52.0)
Unemployed	74 (49.3)	15 (54.0)	59 (48.0)
Area of residence				0.04
Rural	58 (39)	10 (36)	48 (39)
Urban	92 (61)	18 (64)	74 (61)
Waist circumference				< 0.001
Centrally obese	51 (34)	20 (57)	31 (25)
Non-obese	99 (66)	8 (29)	91 (75)
Body mass index				< 0.001
Underweight	7 (5)	0 (0)	7 (6)
Normal weight	88 (59)	9 (32)	79 (65)
Overweight	55 (35)	19 (68)	36 (30)
Obese	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.00)
Consumption of vegetables				0.02
< 3 times/week	100 (67)	12 (43)	88 (72)
> 3 times/week	50 (33)	16 (57)	34 (28)
Physical activity				0.001
Insufficient	64 (43)	15 (57)	49 (40)
Sufficient	86 (57)	13 (46)	73 (60)
Family history				< 0.001
No	59 (39)	12 (43)	49 (40)
Yes	91 (61)	16 (57)	73 (60)
Type of treatment				< 0.001
Insulin	10 (7)	4 (14)	6 (5)
Metformin	55 (37)	10 (36)	45 (37)
Insulin + Metformin	83 (55)	12 (42)	71 (58)
Others	0 (0.0)	2 (7)	0 (0)

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.