Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants on follow-up at Mettu Karl Referral Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Categories | Type 1 DM | Type 2 DM | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Sex | Male | 87 (43.9) | 111 (56.1) | 198 (60.0) |
Female | 41 (31.1) | 91 (68.9) | 132 (40.0) | |
Age (years) | 18–40 | 70 (72.9) | 26 (27.1) | 96 (29.1) |
41–60 | 45 (28.8) | 111 (71.2) | 156 (47.3) | |
> 60 | 13 (16.7) | 65 (83.3) | 78 (23.6) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 31 (43.7) | 40 (56.3) | 71 (21.5) |
Primary education | 47 (41.2) | 67 (58.8) | 114 (34.5) | |
Secondary education | 32 (49.2) | 33 (50.8) | 65 (19.7) | |
Tertiary education | 18 (22.5) | 62 (77.5) | 80 (24.2) | |
Occupation | Farmers | 55 (48.7) | 58 (51.3) | 113 (34.2) |
Merchants | 43 (44.3) | 54 (55.7) | 97 (29.4) | |
Employees | 12 (26.7) | 33 (73.3) | 45 (13.6) | |
House wives | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) | 41 (12.4) | |
Retired | 5 (20.0) | 20 (80.0) | 25 (7.6) | |
Othersa | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (2.7) | |
Residence | Urban | 55 (31.1) | 122 (68.9) | 177 (53.6) |
Rural | 73 (47.7) | 80 (52.3) | 153 (46.4) | |
Family history of DM | Yes | 20 (21.1) | 75 (78.9) | 95 (28.8) |
No | 108 (46.0) | 127 (54.0) | 235 (71.2) | |
Duration of DM (years) | < 7 | 59 (17.9) | 114 (34.5) | 173 (52.4) |
\(\ge\) 7 | 69 (20.9) | 88 (26.7) | 157 (47.6) | |
Presence of comorbidities | Yes | 48 (33.6) | 95 (66.4) | 143 (43.3) |
No | 80 (42.8) | 107 (57.2) | 187 (56.7) | |
Type of comorbidities | Hypertension | 43 (33.3) | 86 (66.7) | 129 (39.1) |
Heart failure | 4 (20.0) | 16 (80.0) | 20 (6.1) | |
Asthma | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (2.4) | |
Ischemic heart disease | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 7 (2.1) | |
Others b | 2(25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (2.4) | |
Presence of complications | Yes | 35 (27.6) | 92 (72.4) | 127 (38.5) |
No | 93 (45.8) | 110 (54.2) | 203 (61.5) | |
Type of complications | Neuropathy | 14 (17.7) | 65 (82.3) | 79 (23.9) |
Retinopathy | 16 (39.0) | 25 (61.0) | 41 (12.4) | |
Nephropathy | 6 (18.8) | 26 (81.2) | 32 (9.7) | |
Others c | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 6 (1.8) | |
Glycemic control | Achieved (80–130 mg/dl) | 24 (7.3) | 66 (20.0) | 90 (27.3) |
Unachieved (> 130 mg/dl) | 104 (31.5) | 136 (41.2) | 240 (72.7) |