Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of study participants at Felege Hiwot referral hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2006 (n = 416)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Types of diabetes mellitus	Type 1	178	42.8
	Type 2	238	57.2
Diabetes treatment regime	Oral hypoglycemic and insulin	60	14.4
	Oral hypoglycemic agent only	124	29.7
	Single insulin only	232	55.8
Duration of DM (years)	≤ 8	319	76.7
	9–16	80	19.2
	≥ 17	17	4.1
Duration of DM Rx (years)	≤ 8	321	77.2
	9–16	75	18.0
	≥ 17	20	4.8
Comorbid disease	Cardiovascular disease	70	16.8
	Respiratory disease	9	2.2
	Neurological disease	12	2.9
	Renal disease	11	2.6
	Others disease	13	3.1
Complication of diabetes	Diabetic retinopathy	53	12.7
	Diabetic nephropathy	8	1.9
	Diabetic neuropathy	14	3.4
	Sexual dysfunction	19	4.6
Three consecutive average measurement of fasting plasma glucose level	> 126 mg/dl	262	63.0
	< 72 mg/dl	13	3.1
	72 mg/dl–126 mg/ dl	141	33.9

Rx treatment, DM diabetes mellitus, mg/dl milligram per deciliter