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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population in Woreta town, Ethiopia, 2021

From: Magnitude of impaired fasting glucose and undiagnosed diabetic mellitus and associated risk factors among adults living in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study, 2021

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Sex

  

Male

190

58.6

Female

134

41.4

Age group (years)

  

20–30

60

18.5

31–40

48

14.8

41–50

76

23.5

51–60

72

22.2

≥ 61

68

21.0

Marital status

  

Married

248

76.5

Single

36

11.1

Divorced

12

3.7

Widowed/separated

28

8.6

Level of education

  

Not able to read and write

80

24.7

Primary school

84

25.9

High school

36

11.1

Higher educations

124

38.3

Religion

  

Orthodox

256

79.0

Muslim

56

17.3

Protestant

12

3.7

Occupation

  

Farmer

60

18.5

housewife

80

24.7

Merchant

64

19.8

Employed

120

37.0

Smoking habit

  

Yes

12

3.7

No

312

96.3

Khat chewing

  

Yes

52

84.0

No

272

16.0

Moderate alcohol intake

  

Yes

108

33.3

No

216

66.7

Perform physical exercise

  

Yes

16

4.9

No

308

95.1