Table 2: Clinical characteristics of study participants at selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023. (n = 397).
Variable |
Frequency |
% |
|
Family history of DM |
Yes |
188 |
47.4% |
No |
209 |
52.6% |
|
Duration of DM |
≤ 10 years |
128 |
32.2% |
>10 years |
269 |
67.8% |
|
Type of diabetic drug |
Oral anti-diabetes pills |
177 |
44.6% |
Injectable insulin |
137 |
34.5% |
|
Both |
83 |
20.9% |
|
Duration of treatment |
≤ 10 years |
132 |
33.2% |
> 10 years |
265 |
66.8% |
|
Type of DM
|
Type 1 |
51 |
12.8% |
Type 2 |
346 |
87.2% |
|
Glycemic control |
Poor |
215 |
54.2% |
Good |
182 |
45.8% |
|
BMI |
Underweight |
77 |
19.4% |
Normal |
231 |
58.2% |
|
Overweight |
58 |
14.6% |
|
Obesity |
31 |
7.8% |