Table 2.
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of study participant at FHRH, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, (n = 416)
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| DM types | ||
| Type 1 | 166 | 41.9 |
| Type 2 | 250 | 60.1 |
| DM duration | ||
| ≤ 5 | 242 | 58.2 |
| 6–10 | 113 | 27.2 |
| ≥ 11 | 61 | 14.7 |
| DM comorbid | ||
| Yes | 100 | 24.0 |
| No | 316 | 76.0 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | ||
| ≤ 91 | 65 | 15.6 |
| 91–126 | 106 | 25.5 |
| 127–2000 | 145 | 34.9 |
| ≤ 201 | 100 | 24.0 |
| DM complication | ||
| Yes | 85 | 20.4 |
| No | 331 | 79.6 |
| Social support | ||
| Poor | 71 | 17.1 |
| Moderate | 132 | 31.7 |
| Strong | 213 | 51.2 |
| Fear of complication | ||
| High fear | 108 | 26.0 |
| Low fear | 308 | 74.0 |
| Anxiety | ||
| Abnormal | 107 | 25.8 |
| Normal | 309 | 74.2 |