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Table 2 Non-exhaustive list of potential predictors of diabetes complications

From: Predictive models of diabetes complications: protocol for a scoping review

Categories

Predictors

Individual characteristics

Age

Gender/sex

Ethnicity/race/language/culture

Place of birth

Geography/residence characteristics

Education

Socioeconomic status/household income/unemployment

Marital status

Lifestyle-related factors

Physical activity/inactivity

Smoking/illicit drugs

Alcohol consumption

Eating/food habits/unhealthy diet

Psychosocial factors

Stress

Social deprivation/loneliness

Social factors/psychosocial constraints

Clinical characteristics

Family history

Lipids

Blood pressure

BMI/obesity/waist to hip ratio/weight

Presence/duration of diabetes/age of first diabetes diagnosis

Glycemic control/glycated hemoglobin/self-care

Medication adherence/treatment/medication