Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of DM patients attending at University of Gondar Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (N=367)
| Variables | N (%) | Type 1 DM N (%) | Type 2 DM N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Age in years | ≤24 | 37 (10.1) | 37 (23.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| 25–44 | 100 (27.2) | 71 (44.9) | 29 (13.9) | |
| 45–64 | 163 (44.4) | 38 (24.1) | 125 (59.8) | |
| ≥65 | 67 (18.3) | 12 (7.6) | 55 (26.3) | |
| Sex | Male | 173 (47.1) | 88 (55.7) | 85 (40.7) |
| Female | 194 (52.9) | 70 (44.3) | 124 (59.3) | |
| Residence | Urban | 269 (73.3) | 83 (52.5) | 186 (89.0) |
| Rural | 98 (26.7) | 75 (47.5) | 23 (11.0) | |
| Marital status | Married | 213 (58.0) | 82 (51.9) | 131 (62.7) |
| Single | 48 (13.1) | 44 (27.8) | 4 (1.9) | |
| Divorced | 52 (14.2) | 22 (13.9) | 30 (14.4) | |
| Widowed | 53 (14.4) | 10 (6.3) | 43 (20.6) | |
| Separated | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 325 (88.6) | 145 (91.8) | 180 (86.1) |
| Muslim | 38 (10.4) | 12 (7.6) | 26 (12.4) | |
| Protestant | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Others | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | |
| Occupational status | Unemployed | 127 (34.6) | 57 (36.1) | 70 (33.5) |
| Self-employed | 177 (48.2) | 87 (55.1) | 90 (43.1) | |
| Government employed | 63 (17.2) | 14 (8.9) | 49 (23.4) | |
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 157 (42.8) | 66 (41.8) | 91 (43.5) |
| Primary school | 87 (23.7) | 48 (30.4) | 39 (18.7) | |
| Secondary school | 55 (15.0) | 25 (15.8) | 30 (14.4) | |
| Certificate | 3 (0.8) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Diploma | 42 (11.4) | 12 (7.6) | 30 (14.4) | |
| Degree and above | 23 (6.3) | 5 (3.2) | 18 (8.6) | |
Abbreviation: DM, diabetes mellitus.