Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

Variable		N = 213
		Frequency	Percentage
Age Group (Years)
	< 40	16	7.5
	40 – 59	90	42.3
	≥ 60	107	50.2
	Mean ± SD	58.57±13.10
Sex	Male	99	46.5
	Female	114	53.5
Religion
	Christianity	149	70.0
	Islam	63	29.5
	Traditional	1	0.5
Education
	None	23	10.8
	Primary	60	28.2
	Secondary	71	33.3
	Tertiary	59	27.7
Income
	< 20,000	99	46.5
	20,000 – 50,000	65	30.5
	50,000 – 100,000	36	16.9
	> 100,000	13	6.1
Occupation
	Unemployed	33	15.5
	Farming	16	7.5
	Trading	54	25.4
	Artisan	12	5.6
	Civil Servant	37	17.4
	Professional Job	3	1.4
	Others	58	27.2
Diabetes type
	Type 1	21	9.9
	Type 2	192	90.1
History of Hypertension
	Yes	111	52.1
	No	102	47.9
History of smoking
	Yes	8	3.8
	No	205	96.2
History of Alcohol
	Yes	16	7.5
	No	197	92.5
Good glycaemic control (FPG < 126mg/dl)
	Yes	69	32.4
	No	144	67.6
Duration of Diabetes (years)	Mean ± SD	7.04±6.94
	Median (Range)	5.00 (0.10 – 54.0)
Duration of Insulin (years)	Median (Range)	1.50 (0.10 – 40.0)
FPG (mg/dl)	Mean ± SD	210.09 ± 96.14

^*FPG= fasting plasma glucose, SD= standard deviation