Table 2 Clinical characteristics of LADA compared with GADA-ve subjects

From: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus in Adults (LADA) and it’s characteristics in a subset of Nigerians initially managed for type 2 diabetes

Variable	LADA	GADA-ve	p-value
	Mean(SD)	Mean(SD)
Duratn of DM (years)	6.43 (4.81)	7.1 (6.8)	0.30
BMI (kg/m2)	27.05 (6.54)	27.92 (5.3)	0.71
WC (cm)	90.90 (15.38)	94.5 (13.7)	0.71
Waist/hip	0.91 (0.08)	0.92 (0.06)	0.09
Systolic BP (mmHg)	142.96 (22.15)	146.8 (27.8)	0.17
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	88.14 (11.46)	87.75 (15.15)	0.90

BMI, Body Mass Indices, WC,Waist Circumferences, BP Blood Pressure, Autoantibody –ve, Autoantibody negative, p <0.05 significant.

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