Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at JUMC, Ethiopia, 2018
| Study groups N = 198 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | Total (n = 198) N (%) |
T2DM group (n = 99) N (%) |
Non-D2M group (n = 99) N (%) |
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 50.14 ± 11.3 | 49.9 ± 9.7 | |
| 29–39 | 38 (19.2) | 20 (20.2) | 18 (18.2) | |
| 40–50 | 71 (35.9) | 32 (32.3) | 39 (39.4) | |
| 51–60 | 51 (25.7) | 28 (28.3) | 23 (23.2) | |
| > 60 | 38 (19.2) | 19 (19.2) | 19 (19.2) | |
| Sex | Male | 104 (52.53) | 52 (52.5) | 52 (52.5) |
| Female | 94 (47.47) | 47 (47.5) | 47 (47.5) | |
| Educational status | No formal | 51 (25.8) | 25 (25.3) | 26 (26.3) |
| Primary | 59 (29.8) | 27 (27.3) | 32 (32.3) | |
| Secondary | 39 (19.7) | 19 (19.2) | 20 (20.2) | |
| ≥ Diploma | 49 (24.7) | 28 (28.3) | 21 (21.2) | |
| Marital status | Single | 8 (4.04) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) |
| Married | 159 (80.3) | 83 (83.8) | 76 (76.8) | |
| Divorced | 20 (10.1) | 8 (8.1) | 12 (12.1) | |
| Widowed | 11 (5.55) | 4 (4) | 7 (7.1) | |
| Occupation | Employed | 40 (20.2) | 19 (19.2) | 21 (21.2) |
| Merchant | 21 (10.6) | 8 (8.1) | 13 (13.1) | |
| Farmer | 56 (28.3) | 22 (22.2) | 34 (34.3) | |
| House wife | 36 (18.2) | 20 (20.2) | 16 (16.2) | |
| Others** | 45 (22.7) | 30 (30.3) | 15 (15.2) | |
| Mean ± SD | 1688.58 ± 1488.96 | 1928.72 ± 1860.46 | ||
| Monthly income | > 1000 ETB | 96 (48.5) | 45 (45.5) | 51 (51.5) |
| ≤ 1000 ETB | 102 (51.5) | 54 (54.5) | 48 (48.5) | |
| Residence | Urban | 116 (58.6) | 61 (60.6) | 55 (55.6) |
| Rural | 82 (41.4) | 38 (38.4) | 44 (44.4) | |
Others* = Guraghe, Tigre, Dawro, Welayta, Others** = Private worker, Daily laborer, unemployed, student. ETB: Ethiopian birr