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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 |
