Complications and Associated Conditions among Omani Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) complications and associated conditions among Omani patients at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). Methods: A total of 986 T2D Omani patients was included in this study. Data were collected from June 2010 to February 2012. Data include demographic, anthropometric and biochemical investigations. Complications among patients were recorded. Results: Thirty-six percent of the patients were overweight and 51% were obese. Thirty-five percent of the patients had high serum total cholesterol, 63% had high LDL cholesterol, 38% had high serum triglycerides, while 50% and 48% of the males and females, respectively, had low HDL cholesterol. Half of the patients had at least one T2D complication, while 86% had a complication or associated condition. Twenty percent had coronary artery disease, 5% had a stroke, 66% had hypertension, 10% had documented retinopathy, 15% had microalbuminuria, 31% had nephropathy, 9% had neuropathy and 2% had peripheral vascular disease. Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetes complications and associated conditions among Omani T2D patients was not different from other populations. However, prevalence of retinopathy and neuropathy was lower and this indicates the need for a proper assessment and documentation.