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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Diabetes mellitus patients admitted in North Wollo and Waghimra Zone public hospitals, 2020 (n = 408)

From: Determinants of diabetes ketoacidosis among diabetes mellitus patients at North Wollo and Waghimra zone public hospitals, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Age category

18–30

46

11.3

31–40

95

23.3

41–50

109

26.7

51–60

82

20.1

> 60

76

18.6

Marital status

Single

82

20.1

Married

235

57.6

Divorced

67

16.4

Widowed

24

5.9

Religion

Orthodox

286

70.1

Muslim

93

22.8

Protestant

18

4.4

Other

11

2.7

Residence

Urban

139

34.1

Rural

269

65.9

Ethnicity

Amhara

274

67.2

Tigray

78

19.1

Oromo

44

10.8

Othera

12

2.9

Level of education

Can’t read and write

123

30.1

Read and write

128

31.4

Primary school

72

17.6

Secondary school

53

13.0

College and above

32

7.8

Occupation

Housewife

117

28.7

Government employee

37

9.1

Farmer

124

30.4

Student

48

11.8

Merchant

42

10.3

Privet workers

35

8.6

Other

5

1.2

  1. Other: Daily labor and drivers, othera: Guragie, Sidama, and Agew