Prevalence and complications of diabetes mellitus in Northern Africa, a systematic review

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Table 2 Chronic complication of diabetes in North Africa 1995-2012

Complication	Author (year)	Location	Sample	Setting	Type of Diabetes	Prevalence % (95% CI)
Retinopathy	Macky 2011 [19]	Egypt	1325	hospital outpatient clinic	Mixed	20.5 (16.3-26.4)
	Herman 1998 [20]	Egypt	1451	outpatients clinic	Mixed	41.5 (35.8-47.2)
	Hamed 2008 [21]	Egypt	8O	hospital inpatient clinic	Mixed	20
	Kadiki 1999 [22]	Egypt	960	hospital outpatient clinic	Type 2	30.5
	Emahdi 1991 [23]	Sudan	413	hospital inpatient clinic	Type 2	17.4
	Elbagir 1995 [24]	Sudan	91	hospital outpatient clinic	Mixed	43
	Harzallah 2006 [26]	Tunisia	370	hospital inpatient and outpatient clinic	Mixed	8.1
	Ayed(1993) [27]	Tunisia	400	Hospital outpatient clinic	Mixed	37.5
Albuminuria	Herman 1998 [20]	Egypt	1451	outpatient clinic	Mixed	21.0 (15.4-26.5)
	Elbagir 1995 [24]	Sudan	128	Hospital outpatient clinic	Mixed	Proteinuria: 22
Nephropathy	Herman 1998 [20]	Egypt	1451	outpatient clinic	Mixed	6.7 (3.3-7.0)
	Hamed 2008 [21]	Egypt	80	Hospital inpatient clinics	Mixed	46.3
	Kadiki 1999 [22]	Libya	960	Hospital outpatient clinics	Type 2	25.2
	Elmahdi 1991 [23]	Sudan	413	hospital inpatient clinic	Type 2	9.2
	Harzallah 2006 [26]	Tunisia	370	hospital inpatient and outpatient CliniC	Mixed	13.1
Neuropathy	Herman 1998 [20]	Egypt	1451	outpatient clinic	Mixed	21.9 (17.7-26 0)
	Hamed 2008 [21]	Egypt	SO	hospital inpatient	Mixed	60
	Kadiki [22]	Libya	960	hospital outpatient	Type 2	45 7
	Elmadi 1991 [23]	Sudan	413	hospital inpatient	Type 2	31.5
	Elmagir.199S [24]	Sudan	128	hospital outpatient	Mixed	36.7
	Ahmed 1993 [25]	Sudan	120	hospital inpatient	Mixed	40.0
	Harzallah 2006 [26]	Tunisia	370	hospital inpatient and outpatient clinic	Mixed	24.3

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