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

Table 2 Proportion of determinant factors among cases and controls among Diabetes mellitus patients admitted in North Wollo and Waghimra Zone public hospitals, 2020

Variable		Case		Control
Variable		N	%	N	%
Marital status	Single	8	7.8	74	24.2
	Married	69	67.6	166	54.2
	Divorced	15	14.7	52	17.0
	Widowed	10	9.8	14	4.6
Age at onset of DM	≤30	26	25.5	111	36.3
	31–40	26	25.5	74	24.2
	41–50	32	31.4	80	26.1
	51–60	8	7.8	23	7.5
	> 60	10	9.8	18	5.9
Duration of DM	1–5 year	18	17.6	121	39.5
Duration of DM	> 5 year	84	82.4	185	60.5
Body Mass Index	Underweight	10	9.8	54	17.6
	Normal	36	35.3	149	48.7
	Overweight	56	54.9	103	33.7
Regular follow up in DM clinic	Yes	38	37.3	225	73.5
Regular follow up in DM clinic	No	64	62.7	81	26.5
Received DM counseling’s	Yes	18	17.6	162	52.9
Received DM counseling’s	No	84	82.4	144	47.1
Alcohol drinking	Yes	26	25.5	33	10.8
Alcohol drinking	No	76	74.5	273	89.2
Cigarette smoking	Yes	2	2.0	2	0.7
Cigarette smoking	No	100	98.0	304	99.3
Regular physical exercise	Yes	31	30.4	123	40.2
Regular physical exercise	No	71	69.6	183	59.8
Discontinue medication	Yes	92	90.2	136	44.4
Discontinue medication	No	10	9.8	170	55.6
Emotional disturbance	Yes	76	74.5	179	58.5
Emotional disturbance	No	26	25.5	127	41.5
Presence of infection	Yes	74	72.5	135	44.1
Presence of infection	No	28	27.5	171	55.9
Type of treatment	OHA	18	17.6	59	19.3
Type of treatment	Insulin	84	82.4	247	80.7
Presence of comorbidity	Yes	69	67.6	147	48.0
Presence of comorbidity	No	33	32.4	159	52.0
Type of DM	Type I	44	43.1	89	29.1
Type of DM	Type II	58	56.9	217	70.9

MD Diabetes Mellitus, OHA Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, Type I Type one, Type II: Type two

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