Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 198 | 54.2 |
 Female | 167 | 45.8 |
Age | ||
 25–34 | 30 | 8.2 |
 35–44 | 71 | 19.5 |
 45–54 | 133 | 36.4 |
 Above 55 years | 131 | 35.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 12 | 3.3 |
 Married | 291 | 79.7 |
 Divorced | 25 | 6.8 |
 Widowed | 37 | 10.2 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 270 | 74 |
 Muslim | 78 | 21.4 |
 Others | 17 | 4.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Tigray | 354 | 97 |
 Amhara | 11 | 3 |
Educational status | ||
 Can’t read and write | 74 | 20.3 |
 Primary | 94 | 25.8 |
 Secondary | 72 | 19.7 |
 Diploma and above | 125 | 34.2 |
Occupational status | ||
 Housewife | 87 | 23.8 |
 Government employee | 127 | 34.8 |
 Merchant | 83 | 22.7 |
 Farmer | 40 | 11 |
 Retired | 18 | 4.9 |
 Other | 10 | 2.7 |
Residential area | ||
 Rural | 77 | 21.1 |
 Urban | 288 | 78.9 |