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Table 1 Demographic, clinical and physiological characteristics of DM patients at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009–2017

From: Incidence of diabetes retinopathy and determinants of time to diabetes retinopathy among diabetes patients at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study

Variables

Category

DR

Censored

Frequency

Percent

Type of DM

Type 1

13

98

111

29.4

Type 2

57

209

266

70.6

Sex

Male

26

157

183

48.5

Female

44

144

194

51.5

Residence

Addis Ababa

59

256

315

83.6

Out of Addis Ababa

11

51

62

16.4

BMI

Underweight

5

35

40

11

Normal

35

139

174

47.7

Overweight

16

90

106

29

Obese

10

35

45

12.3

Regimen of DM

Insulin

29

142

171

45.4

Oral

41

165

206

54.6

Hypertension

Yes

25

89

114

30.2

No

45

218

263

69.8

Systolic BP (mmHg)

≤ 110

19

105

124

32.9

110–130

30

121

151

40

≥ 130

21

81

102

27.1

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

≤ 60

12

51

63

16.7

60–80

48

194

242

64.2

≥ 80

10

62

72

19.1

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)

< 70

5

10

15

4

70–100

9

30

39

10.3

100–125

13

57

70

18.8

≥ 126

46

206

252

66.8

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

< 200

37

163

200

61.5

200–239

10

36

69

21.2

> 240

20

36

56

17.3

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

< 150

23

125

148

45.5

150–199

12

38

50

16.5

≥ 200

32

95

127

39.1

Low density lipoprotein (mg/dl)

< 150

52

215

267

82.2

150–190

2

13

15

4.6

≥ 190

13

30

43

13.2

High density lipoprotein (mg/dl)

≤ 40

28

98

126

38.8

41–59

26

100

126

38.8

≥ 60

13

60

73

22.4