Table 2 Clinical characteristics of study participants at UoGRH, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 403)
Variable | Description | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Diabetes type | Type 1 | 175 (43.42) |
Type 2 | 228 (56.58) | |
Duration of diagnosis | < 5 | 155 (38.46) |
5–10 | 145 (35.98) | |
> 10 | 103 (25.56) | |
Fasting blood sugar | < 140 | 133 (33.00) |
≥ 140 | 270 (67.00) | |
Type of treatment | Oral medication | 141 (34.99) |
Injection | 230 (57.07) | |
Both | 32 (7.94) | |
Other co-morbidities | Present | 115 (28.54) |
Absent | 288 (71.46) | |
DRC | Present | 85 (21.09) |
Absent | 318 (78.91) | |
BMI | Under weight | 26 (6.45) |
Normal weight | 236 (58.56) | |
Over weight | 108 (26.80) | |
Obese | 33 (8.19) | |
Medication adherence | Low adherence | 72 (17.87) |
Medium adherence | 156 (38.71) | |
High adherence | 175 (43.42) |