Table 4.
Prevalence of DM and Prediabetes by Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019 (n=587)
| Variable | Category | DM | Prediabetes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 212 (36.1) | 21(3.6) | 178 (30.3) | 34 (5.8) |
| Female | 335 (57.1) | 19 (3.2) | 277 (47.2) | 58 (9.9) | |
| Age | 20–29 | 76 (12.9) | 6 (1.0) | 67 (11.4) | 9 (1.5) |
| 30–39 | 144 (24.5) | 7 (1.2) | 121 (20.6) | 23 (3.9) | |
| 40–59 | 235 (40.0) | 19 (3.2) | 212 (36.1) | 23 (3.9) | |
| ≥60 | 92 (15.7) | 8 (1.4) | 55 (9.4) | 37 (6.3) | |
| Marital status | Married | 361 (61.5) | 27 (4.6) | 313 (53.3) | 48 (8.2) |
| Single | 107 (18.2) | 4 (0.7) | 87 (14.8) | 20 (3.4) | |
| Widowed | 48 (8.1) | 5 (0.9) | 30 (5.1) | 18 ((3.1) | |
| Divorced | 31 (5.3) | 4 (0.7) | 25 (4.3) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 252 (42.9) | 17 (2.9) | 201 (34.2) | 51 (8.7) |
| Protestant | 29 (4.9) | 4 (0.7) | 27 (4.6) | 2 (0.3) | |
| Muslim | 266 (45.3) | 19 (3.2) | 227 (38.7) | 39 (6.6) | |
| Educational status | Cannot read and write | 87 (14.8) | 3 (0.5) | 56 (9.5) | 31 (5.3) |
| Primary school | 17 (2.9) | 13 (2.2) | 151 (25.7) | 25 (4.3) | |
| Secondary school | 56 (9.5) | 7 (1.2) | 48 (8.2) | 8 (1.4) | |
| Higher education | 228 (38.8) | 17(2.9) | 200 (34.1) | 28 (47.7) | |
| FHDM | Yes | 8 (1.4) | 13 (2.2) | 3 (0.5) | 5 (0.9) |
| No | 539 (91.8) | 27 (4.6) | 452 (77.0) | 87 (14.8) | |