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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Federal Police Commission; May 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 936)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose level among members of federal police commission residing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Gender

 Male

740

79.1

 Female

196

20.9

Age

  < 25

342

36.6

 25–34

362

38.7

 35–44

142

15.2

  ≥ 45

89

9.5

Police Rank

 Lower rank

710

75.8

 Middle rank

125

13.4

 Higher rank

101

10.8

Years of service

 1–10

578

61.7

 11–20

203

21.7

  > 20

155

16.6

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

625

66.3

 Muslim

121

12.9

 Protestant

183

19.6

 Other

11

1.2

Marital status

 Single

524

56.0

 Married

370

39.5

 Others

42

4.5

History of 1st degree relative suffered from diabetes

 Yes

56

6.0

 No

795

84.9

Education level

 Primary school

15

1.6

 Secondary school

659

70.4

 College & University

262

28.0

Income levela

  < 1500

311

33.2

 1500–2199

302

32.3

 2200–3199

160

17.1

  ≥ 3200

163

17.4

  1. The variable ‘history of 1st degree relative' is seemingly not adding to 100%, as the subjects responded as 'do not know' were excluded both from socio-demographic [this table] and from the consequitive analyses
  2. aMeasure is in Ethiopian Birr [ETB]