Table 2.

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2026 (n = 392).

Variables	Category		Frequency	Percentage
Diet quality	Good		235	59.9
	Poor		157	40.1
Nutrition knowledge status	Good		123	31.4
	Poor		269	68.6
Physical activity	Active		114	29.1
	Inactive		278	70.9
Glycemic control	Controlled		182	46.4
	Not controlled		210	53.6
Blood pressure	Normal		198	50.5
	Stage 1 HTN		90	23.0
	Stage 2 HTN		31	7.9
	Elevated BP		73	18.6
Medication use	No		6	1.5
	Yes	Adherent	281	71.7
		Non-adherent	105	26.8
Comorbidity	No		297	75.8
	Yes		95	24.2
Central obesity	Absent		217	55.4
	Present		175	44.6