What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cohort. Population: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n=315). Intervention: Poor glycaemic control. Primary outcome: Vascular complications (HR 10.047, 95% CI 2.04-49.31, p=0.004).

What question did this study set out to answer?

To estimate the incidence of vascular complications and identify metabolic and clinical predictors of their occurrence among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.

September 25, 2026Health Science ReportsOpen Access

Metabolic Risk Predictors Associated With the Onset of Vascular Complications Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Zambia: A Retrospective Statistical Modeling Study

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Poor glycaemic control (HR 10.047; 95% CI 2.04-49.31; p=0.004), hypertension, and obesity were significant predictors of vascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Poor glycaemic control, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, advancing age, and obesity are significant predictors of vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Key result

Poor glycaemic control linked to ~10-fold higher risk of vascular complications in type 2 diabetes.

HR 10.047
95% CI 2.04-49.31
P=0.004
n=315

Why the study?

Evidence on metabolic predictors of vascular complications among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Zambia was limited.

Key Points

To estimate the incidence of vascular complications and identify metabolic and clinical predictors of their occurrence among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study of 315 adults aged ≥ 18 years diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between January 2013 and December 2016 at a clinic registry in Zambia, followed through December 2023.
Identified risk predictors using Cox proportional hazards regression models evaluated via Akaike Information Criterion, setting statistical significance at p < 0.05.
Poor glycaemic control was the strongest risk factor for vascular complications (HR = 10.047, 95% CI: 2.04–49.31, p = 0.004), alongside hypertension (HR = 2.196, 95% CI: 1.58–3.03, p < 0.001) and elevated cholesterol (HR = 1.533, 95% CI: 1.00–2.33, p = 0.048).
Significantly elevated risk was also observed with overweight status (HR = 2.035, 95% CI: 1.24–3.33, p = 0.005), obesity (HR = 1.812, 95% CI: 1.13–2.90, p = 0.005), advancing age (HR = 1.047, 95% CI: 1.02–1.07, p = 0.001), and an age–glycated hemoglobin interaction (HR = 1.006, 95% CI: 0.934–0.989, p = 0.007).

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=315)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Population

315 adults aged ≥ 18 years newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Zambia, followed up until December 2023.

Outcome

Incidence of vascular complicationscomposite

Main Result

Hazard Ratio: 10.047 (95% CI 2.04–49.31)

p-value: p=0.004

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Implication

Advancing age, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, and poor glycaemic control are key predictors of vascular complications in Zambian patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes.

Cite This Study

Mwalungali et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n=315). Poor glycaemic control was evaluated on Vascular complications (HR 10.047, 95% CI 2.04-49.31, p=0.004). Poor glycaemic control (HR 10.047; 95% CI 2.04-49.31; p=0.004), hypertension, and obesity were significant predictors of vascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

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Advancing age, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, and poor glycaemic control are key predictors of vascular complications in Zambian patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes.

Metabolic Risk Predictors Associated With the Onset of Vascular Complications Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Zambia: A Retrospective Statistical Modeling Study

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Metabolic Risk Predictors Associated With the Onset of Vascular Complications Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Zambia: A Retrospective Statistical Modeling Study

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Discussion

Implication

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