Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of type-2 diabetes mellitus at Dessie town hospitals, Ethiopia 2020 (n = 335)
Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) | Microvascular complications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Age | 20–39 years | 37 (11.0) | 30 | 7 |
40–59 years | 195 (58.2) | 139 | 56 | |
60–87 years | 103 (30.8) | 39 | 64 | |
Sex | Male | 183 (54.6) | 118 | 65 |
Female | 152 (45.4) | 90 | 62 | |
Marital status | Never married | 33 (9.9) | 24 | 9 |
Married | 302 (90.1) | 184 | 118 | |
Residence | Urban | 259 (77.3) | 174 | 85 |
Rural | 76 (22.7) | 34 | 42 | |
Education | No read and write | 78 (23.3) | 31 | 47 |
Grade 1–8 | 84 (25.1) | 53 | 31 | |
Grade 9–10 | 82 (24.5) | 59 | 23 | |
Certificate and above | 91 (27.2) | 65 | 26 | |
Occupation | Employed | 73 (21.8) | 49 | 24 |
Private workers* | 117 (34.9) | 83 | 34 | |
Peasants | 37 (11.0) | 18 | 19 | |
House wife | 65 (19.4) | 34 | 31 | |
Others** | 43 (12.9) | 24 | 19 | |