Table 2.
The distribution of DM and prediabetes by socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of the study participants in debre tabor town, northcentral Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 407).
| Characteristics | Category | Total N (%) | Undiagnosed DM(n = 407) |
Prediabetes (n = 387) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age | ≤35 years | 219 (53.8) | 5 (1.2) | 214 (52.6) | 32 (8.3) | 182 (47.0) |
| >35 years | 188 (46.2) | 15 (3.7) | 173 (42.5) | 24 (6.2) | 149 (38.5) | |
| Sex | Male | 195 (47.9) | 14 (3.4) | 181 (44.5) | 26 (6.7) | 155 (40.0) |
| Female | 212 (52.1) | 6 (1.5) | 206 (50.6) | 30 (7.8) | 176 (45.5) | |
| Religions | Orthodox | 380 (93.4) | 19 (4.7) | 361 (88.7) | 52 (13.5) | 309 (79.8) |
| Muslim | 20 (4.9) | 1 (0.3) | 19 (4.7) | 4 (1.0) | 15 (3.9) | |
| Protestant | 7 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 7 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 7 (1.8) | |
| Marital status | Married | 301 (74.0) | 18 (4.4) | 283 (69.5) | 42 (10.9) | 241 (62.3) |
| Never married | 64 (15.7) | 1 (0.3) | 63 (15.5) | 7 (1.8) | 56 (14.5) | |
| Widowed | 31 (7.6) | 1 (0.3) | 30 (7.4) | 5 (1.3) | 25 (6.5) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 11 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 11 (2.7) | 2 (0.5) | 9 (2.3) | |
| Educational status | No formal education | 36 (8.8) | 1 (0.3) | 35 (8.6) | 9 (2.3) | 26 (6.7) |
| Primary school | 50 (12.3) | 3 (0.7) | 47 (11.6) | 9 (2.3) | 38 (9.8) | |
| High school | 101 (24.8) | 2 (0.5) | 99 (24.3) | 13 (3.4) | 86 (22.2) | |
| College/University | 220 (54.1) | 14 (3.4) | 206 (50.6) | 25 (6.5) | 181 (46.8) | |
| Occupation | Government employee | 163 (40.0) | 10 (2.5) | 153 (37.6 | 16 (4.1) | 137 (35.4) |
| Private sector employee | 76 (18.7) | 3 (0.7) | 73 (17.9) | 9 (2.3) | 64 (16.5) | |
| Housewife | 85 (20.9) | 0 (0) | 85 (20.9) | 15 (3.9) | 70 (18.1) | |
| Merchant | 51 (12.5) | 5 (1.2) | 46 (11.3) | 6 (1.6) | 40 (10.3) | |
| Others | 32 (7.9) | 2 (0.5) | 30 (7.4) | 10 (2.6) | 20 (5.2) | |
| Income | <1000 ETB | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) |
| 100-1800 ET B | 83 (20.4) | 4 (0.9) | 79 (19.4) | 11 (2.8) | 68 (17.6) | |
| 1801-2400 ET B | 60 (14.7) | 5 (1.2) | 55 (13.5) | 9 (2.3) | 46 (11.9) | |
| >2400 ETB | 260 (63.9) | 10 (2.5) | 250 (61.4) | 35 (9.0) | 215 (55.6) | |
| Commonly used food oil | Unsaturated oil | 270 (66.3) | 11 (2.7) | 259 (63.6) | 30 (7.8) | 229 (59.2) |
| Saturated oil | 137 (33.7) | 9 (2.2) | 128 (31.5) | 26 (6.7) | 102 (26.3) | |
| Physical activity | Active | 272 (66.8) | 18 (4.4) | 254 (62.4 | 34 (8.8) | 220 (56.8) |
| Inactive | 135 (33.2) | 2 (0.5) | 133 (32.7) | 22 (5.7) | 111 (28.7) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Current drinker | 128 (31.4) | 6 (1.5) | 122 (30) | 17 (4.4) | 105 (27.1) |
| Ex-drinker | 8 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 1 (0.3) | 7 (1.8) | |
| Never drank | 271 (66.6) | 14 (3.4) | 257 (63.1 | 38 (9.8) | 219 (56.6) | |