Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and laboratory measurements of study participants in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia (n=607)
| Characteristics | Undiagnosed DM | Overall percentage | |
| Absent n (%) |
Present n (%) |
||
| Ever checked your blood sugar level | |||
| Yes | 170 (82.5) | 36 (17.5) | 33.9 |
| No | 375 (93.5) | 26 (6.5) | 66.1 |
| The checked blood sugar level in the last month | |||
| Yes | 16 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | 3.6 |
| No | 529 (90.4) | 56 (9.6) | 96.4 |
| Family history of DM | |||
| Yes | 63 (80.8) | 15 (19.2) | 12.9 |
| No | 482 (91.1) | 47 (8.9) | 87.1 |
| Diagnosis of hypertension | |||
| Yes | 30 (68.2) | 14 (31.8) | 8.2 |
| No | 515 (91.5) | 48 (8.5) | 92.8 |
| Know symptoms of DM | |||
| Yes | 224 (92.2) | 19 (7.8) | 40 |
| No | 321 (88.2) | 43 (11.8) | 60 |
| Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 | |||
| ≤24.9 | 376 (93.3) | 27 (6.7) | 64.5 |
| ≥25 | 169 (82.8) | 35 (17.2) | 34.5 |
DM, diabetes mellitus.