Table 3: Biometrics reported in health facility records of enrolled Syrian and Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Overalla By Region P-value for regional comparisonb By Population P-value for population comparisonb
(n=870) South (n=260) Bekaa (n=279) GB/ML (n=331) Syrian(n=637) Lebanese (n=330)
Point 95% CI Point 95% CI Point 95% CI Point 95% CI Point 95% CI Point 95% CI
BMIc n=870 n=260 n=279 n=331 n=405 n=218
Total % patients with BMI measured 7.7% (6.0-9.7%) 4.2% (2.1-7.4%) 0% (0.0-1.3%) 16.9% (13.0-21.4%) < 0.001 10% (7.4-13.5%) 11.9% (7.9-17.0%) 0.488
n=67 n=11 n=0 n=56 n=41 n=26
Mean 33.46 (31.85-35.08) 31.71 (27.26-36.15) - - 33.81 (32.04-35.58) 0.339 33.12 (31.00-35.24) 34.01 (31.36-36.65) 0.598
BMI < 25 kg/m2 (normal) - “GOAL” 7.5% (2.5-16.6%) 9.1% (0.2-41.3%) - - 7.1% (2.0-17.3%) 0.875 7.3% (1.5-19.9%) 7.7% (0.9-25.1%) 0.885
BMI > 25kg/m2 (overweight) - “CAUTION”” 22.4% (13.1-34.2%) 27.3% (6.0-61.0%) - - 21.4% (11.6-34.4%) 24.4% (12.4-40.3%) 19.2% (6.6-39.4%)
BMI > 30kg/m2 (obese) - “HIGH RISK” 70.1% (57.7-80.7%) 63.6% (30.8-89.1%) - - 71.4% (57.8-82.7%) 68.3% (51.9-81.9%) 73.1% (52.2-88.4%)
Blood Lipid - Cholesterol (mg/dL) n=583 n=162 n=128 n=293 n=276 n=163
% total patients with blood lipid test 30.2% (27.2-33.4%) 29.2% (23.8-35.2%) 12.2% (8.6-16.6%) 46.2% (40.8-51.8%) < 0.001 29.4% (25.0-34.1%) 44.5% (37.8-51.4%) 0.003
n=263 n=76 n=34 n=153 n=119 n=97
Mean 204 (198-210) 218 (207-229) 222 (201-243) 194 (186-200) < 0.001 204 (196-212) 195 (186-205) 0.167
Cholesterol<200 mg/dL “GOAL” 46.4% (40.2-52.6%) 35.5% (24.9-47.3%) 38.2% (22.2-56.4%) 53.6% (45.4-61.7%) 0.042 42.9% (33.8-52.3%) 56.7% (46.3-66.7%) 0.129
Cholesterol=200-239 mg/dL “CAUTION” 33.1% (27.4-39.1%) 35.5% (24.9-47.3%) 35.3% (19.7-53.5%) 31.4% (24.1-39.4%) 37.0% (28.3-46.3%) 27.8% (19.2-37.9%)
Cholesterol>240 mg/dL “RISK” 20.5% (15.8-25.9%) 28.9% (19.1-40.5%) 26.5% (12.9-44.4%) 15.0% (9.8-21.7%) 20.2% (13.4-28.5%) 15.5% (8.9-24.2%)
Hypertension n=755 n=206 n=238 n=311 n=353 n=185
Total % HT patients with BP measured 49.1% (45.5-52.8%) 35.9% (29.4-42.9%) 22.3% (17.1-28.1%) 78.5% (73.5-82.9%) < 0.001 60.1% (54.7-65.2%) 62.7% (55.3-69.7%) 0.550
n=371 n=74 n=53 n=244 n=212 n=116
Controlled: BP<140/90 mmHg 64.2% (59.0-69.0%) 47.3% (35.6-59.3%) 39.6% (26.5-54.0%) 74.6% (68.6-79.9%) < 0.001 59.9% (53.0-66.6%) 74.1% (65.2-81.8%) 0.028
Uncontrolled: Systolic BP > 140 mmHg (Diastolic BP < 90) 21.8% (17.7-26.4%) 32.4% (22.0-44.3%) 22.6% (12.3-36.2%) 18.4% (13.8-23.9%) 24.5% (18.9-30.9%) 17.2% (10.9-25.4%)
Uncontrolled: Diastolic BP > 90 mmHg (Systolic BP<140) 1.9% (0.8-3.8%) 1.4% (0.0-7.3%) 7.5% (2.1-18.2%) 0.8% (0.1-2.9%) 1.4% (0.3-4.1%) 2.6% (0.5-7.4%)
Uncontrolled: BP>140/90 mmHg 12.1% (9.0-15.9%) 18.9% (10.7-29.7%) 30.2% (18.3-44.3%) 6.1% (3.5-9.9%) 14.2% (9.8-19.6%) 6.0% (2.5-12.0%)
Systolic blood pressure n=379 n=79 n=53 n=247 n=218 n=117
Mean (in mmHg) 138 (136-140) 148 (143-153) 150 (144-156) 132 (130-134) < 0.001 140 (137-143) 133 (130-136) 0.003
BP < 140 mmHg 47.5% (42.4-52.7%) 26.6% (17.3-37.7%) 28.3% (16.8-42.3%) 58.3% (51.9-64.5%) < 0.001 43.6% (36.9-50.4%) 53.8% (44.4-63.1%) 0.011
BP 140-149 mmHg 20.3% (16.4-24.7%) 19.0% (11.0-29.4%) 24.5% (13.8-38.3%) 19.8% (15.1-25.4%) 19.3% (14.3-25.1%) 24.8% (17.3-33.6%)
BP 150-159 mmHg 12.7% (9.5-16.4%) 17.7% (10.0-27.9%) 9.4% (3.1-20.7%) 11.7% (8.0-16.4%) 12.8% (8.7-18.0%) 12.8% (7.4-20.3%)
BP 160-169 mmHg 10.0% (7.2-13.5%) 13.9% (7.2-23.5%) 13.2% (5.5-25.3%) 8.1% (5.0-12.2%) 11.9% (7.9-17.0%) 5.1% (1.9-10.8%)
BP>170 mmHg 9.5% (6.7-12.9%) 22.8% (14.1-33.6%) 24.5% (13.8-38.3%) 2.0% (0.7-4.7%) 12.4% (8.3-17.5%) 3.4% (0.9-8.5%)
Diastolic Blood Pressure n=372 n=74 n=54 n=244 n=213 n=116
Mean (in mmHg) 81 (79-82) 85 (83-88) 88 (84-93) 78 (76-79) < 0.001 82 (80-83) 78 (76-80) 0.023
BP < 90 mmHg 71.2% (66.3-75.8%) 44.6% (33.0-56.6%) 46.3% (32.6-60.4%) 84.8% (79.7-89.1%) < 0.001 68.5% (61.8-74.7%) 80.2% (71.7-87.0%) 0.074
BP 90-99 mmHg 17.7% (14.0-22.0%) 36.5% (25.6-48.5%) 29.6% (18.0-43.6%) 9.4% (6.1-13.8%) 18.8% (13.8-24.7%) 12.9% (7.4-20.4%)
BP 100-109 mmHg 8.9% (6.2-12.2%) 16.2% (8.7-26.6%) 14.8% (6.6-27.1%) 5.3% (2.9-8.9%) 9.9% (6.2-14.7%) 6.9% (3.0-13.1%)
BP > 110 mmHg 2.2% (0.9-4.2%) 2.7% (0.3-9.4%) 9.3% (3.1-20.3%) 0.4% (0.0-2.3%) 2.8% (1.0-6.0%) 0.0% (0.0-3.1%)

GB/ML = Greater Beirut/Mount Lebanon; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; HT = Hypertension; BP = blood pressure (in mmHg); a Includes Syrian refugee and Lebanese host community patients as well as enrolled patients with other nationalities; b Independent t-test for continuous variables, Chi-square test for categorical variables; c In kg/m2.