Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants attending diabetic follow-up clinic in DRH, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017
From: Factors associated with glycemic control among diabetic adult out-patients in Northeast Ethiopia
Characteristics (N = 384) | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 45 ± 14.5 years | |
Age group | 18–39 years | 151 (39.3) |
40–49 years | 68 (17.7) | |
50–99 years | 82 (21.4) | |
≥ 60–69 years | 46 (12.0) | |
≥ 70 years | 37 (9.6) | |
Gender | Male | 201 (52.3) |
Female | 183 (47.7) | |
Residence | Rural | 114 (29.7) |
Urban | 270 (70.3) | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 120 (31.3) |
Read and write | 33 (8.6) | |
1–8 | 95 (24.7) | |
9–12 | 88 (22.9) | |
College and above | 48 (12.5) | |
Marital status | Single | 79 (20.6) |
Married | 209 (54.4) | |
Divorced | 44 (11.5) | |
Widowed | 52 (13.5) | |
Occupation | Students | 41 (10.7) |
Employed | 48 (12.5) | |
Housewives | 125 (32.6) | |
Merchants | 41 (10.7) | |
Others | 129 (33.6) | |
Monthly income | < 500 ETB | 203 (52.9) |
500–1000 ETB | 70 (18.2) | |
> 1000 ETB | 111 (29.9) |