Table 1.

Socio-demographic and Clinical characteristics of diabetic patients on follow up at Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia, from February 20 to May 20, 2016 (n = 252).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	138	54.8
	Female	114	45.2
Age	<30	89	35.3
	30–60	131	52.0
	>60	32	12.7
Marital status	Single	74	29.4
	Married	136	54.0
	Divorced	12	4.8
	Widowed	30	11.9
Educational status	No formal education	70	27.8
	Primary school	97	38.5
	Secondary school	48	19.0
	College/University	37	14.7
Occupation	Employed	121	48.0
	Unemployed	131	52.0
Residence	Urban	129	51.2
	Rural	123	48.8
BMI	<18.5 (Underweight)	17	6.7
	18.5–24.9 (Normal weight)	142	56.3
	25–29.9 (Overweight)	50	19.8
	≥30 (Obese)	43	17.1
Family/social support	Yes	64	25.4
	No	188	74.6
Family history of diabetes	Yes	32	12.7
	No	220	87.3
Duration of diabetes	<6	154	61.1
	6–10	69	27.4
	>10	29	11.5
Number of medications taken	<2	138	54.8
	≥2	114	45.2
Access for self-monitoring blood glucose	Yes	26	10.3
	No	226	89.7
Hospitalization due to diabetic-related problem	Yes	53	21.0
	No	199	79.0
Knowledge of diabetes	Good	30	11.9
	Acceptable	53	21.0
	Poor	169	67.1
Anti-diabetic medication	Metformin	57	22.6
	Insulin	159	63.1
	Insulin and Metformin	10	4.0
	Metformin and Glibenclamide	21	8.3
	Glibenclamide	5	2.0
Presence of comorbidities	Yes	75	30.6
	No	175	69.4
Type of diabetes mellitus	Type 1	159	63.1
	Type 2	93	36.9
Glycemic control	≤130	102	40.5
	>130	150	59.5