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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of diabetic patients on follow-up at public hospitals of Arsi zone, southeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 299)

From: Self-care practice and its predictors among adults with diabetes mellitus on follow up at public hospitals of Arsi zone, southeast Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Type of DM

Type 1

174

58.2

Type 2

125

41.8

Family history

Yes

61

20.4

No

238

79.6

Type of treatment

Insulin injection

195

65.4

Oral antihyperglycemic

89

29.9

Both

15

4.7

BMI(kg/m2)

Underweight (< 18.5)

50

16.7

Normal weight1 (8.5–24.9)

198

66.2

Overweight (25–29.9)

47

15.7

Obese (30 and above)

4

1.3

Having glucometer

Yes

40

13.1

No

259

86.9

Diabetic complications

Yes

85

25.1

No

214

74.9

Presence of comorbidities

Yes

81

27.1

No

218

72.9

Duration of diagnosis

 < 5

103

34.4

5–10

95

31.8

 > 10

101

33.8

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index