Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic patients at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia 2017(n = 394)
Variable | Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 228 (57.9) |
Female | 166 (42.1) | |
Age group | 18–24 | 70 (17.8) |
25–34 | 63 (16) | |
35–44 | 69 (17.5) | |
45–54 | 91 (23.1) | |
55–64 | 59 (15.0) | |
≥65 | 42 (10.7) | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 385 (97.7) |
Muslim | 9 (2.3) | |
Marital status | Single | 90 (22.8) |
Married | 252 (64) | |
Divorced | 28 (7.1) | |
Widowed | 24 (6.1) | |
Residence | Urban | 258 (65.5) |
Rural | 136 (34.5) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 91 (23.1) |
House wife | 64 (16.2) | |
Merchant | 38 (9.6) | |
Government employee | 90 (22.8) | |
Student | 50 (12.7) | |
Pensioner | 23 (5.8) | |
Unemployed | 38 (9.6) | |
Monthly Income (Ethiopian Birr) | ≤400 | 55 (14) |
401–700 | 55 (14) | |
701–999 | 24 (6.1) | |
≥1000 | 260 (66) | |
Smoking | Smoker | 2 (0.5) |
Ex-smoker | 17 (4.3) | |
Non-smoker | 375 (95.2) | |
BMI | Underweight | 45 (11.4) |
Normal | 246 (62.4) | |
Over weight | 75 (19) | |
Obese | 28 (7.1) | |
Member of Ethiopian Diabetic association | Yes | 26 (6.6) |
No | 368 (93.4) |