Microvascular complications and its predictors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Dessie town hospitals, Ethiopia

Table 2 Behavioral and clinical characteristics of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients at Dessie town hospitals, Ethiopia 2020 (n = 335)

Parameters	Categories	Number	Percentage
Family history of diabetes	Yes	66	19.7
Family history of diabetes	No	269	80.3
Duration of diabetes	≤ 5 years	205	61.2
Duration of diabetes	> 5 years	130	26.4
Medication regimen	Drugs (OHA)	223	66.6
	Both oral & insulin	84	25.1
	Insulin only	28	8.3
Physical activity	Good*	127	37.9
Physical activity	Poor**	208	62.1
Obesity	Yes	38	11.3
Obesity	No	297	88.7
Hypertension	Yes	104	31.0
Hypertension	No	231	69.0
Adherence to diet	Yes	66	19.7
Adherence to diet	No	109	84.5
Glycemic control	Good	48	14.3
Glycemic control	Poor	287	85.7

OHA oral hypoglycemic agent, Good* perform at least 150 min/week (3 days) of moderate intensity exercise, Poor** had not exercised at all or perform less than 150 min/week

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