Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of study participants (n = 315), Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016
Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 22–46 | 81 | 25.7 |
47–55 | 84 | 26.7 | |
56–62 | 81 | 25.7 | |
63–87 | 69 | 21.9 | |
Sex | Male | 162 | 51.4 |
Female | 153 | 48.6 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 117 | 37.1 |
Muslim | 165 | 52.4 | |
Protestant | 21 | 6.7 | |
Catholic | 12 | 3.8 | |
Marital status | Married | 138 | 43.8 |
Single | 177 | 56.2 | |
Educational level | Grade 8 and lower | 201 | 63.8 |
Grade 9–12 | 75 | 23.8 | |
College and above | 39 | 12.4 | |
Residence | Urban | 222 | 70.5 |
Rural | 93 | 29.5 | |
Episodes of hypoglycemia | Yes | 63 | 20.0 |
No | 252 | 80.0 | |
Treatment option for DM | Insulin only | 30 | 9.5 |
OHA | 210 | 66.7 | |
Both insulin and OHA | 75 | 23.8 | |
Lifetime khat use | Yes | 165 | 52.4 |
No | 150 | 47.6 | |
Lifetime alcohol drink | Yes | 99 | 31.4 |
No | 216 | 68.6 | |
Lifetime cigarette smoking | Yes | 30 | 9.5 |
No | 285 | 90.5 | |
BMI | Underweight | 15 | 4.8 |
Normoweight | 183 | 58.1 | |
Overweight | 117 | 37.1 | |
Duration of DM (years) | ≤ 7 | 207 | 65.7 |
> 7 | 108 | 34.3 | |
FBS (mg/dl) | ≤ 125 | 99 | 31.4 |
≥ 126 | 216 | 68.6 | |
Monthly income (in ETB) | Below 501 | 98 | 31.1 |
501–800 | 66 | 21.0 | |
801–1500 | 78 | 24.8 | |
> 1500 | 73 | 23.2 | |
Occupation | Employed | 114 | 36.2 |
Unemployed | 201 | 63.8 |