Table 1.
Clinical data of DM patients attending at FHCRH, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 212).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family history of DM | Yes | 65 | 30.7 |
| No | 147 | 69.3 | |
| Cigarette smoking habit | Yes | 9 | 4.2 |
| No | 203 | 95.8 | |
| Alcohol drinking habit | Nondrinker | 155 | 73.1 |
| Light | 15 | 7.1 | |
| Moderate | 31 | 14.6 | |
| Heavy | 11 | 5.2 | |
| Eat fruits and vegetables | Do not eat at all | 62 | 29.2 |
| Some times | 133 | 62.7 | |
| Every day | 17 | 8.0 | |
| Physical exercise | Inactive | 135 | 63.7 |
| Medium | 69 | 32.5 | |
| Highly active | 8 | 3.8 | |
| SBP | ≤135 | 125 | 59.0 |
| >135 | 87 | 41.0 | |
| DBP | ≤85 | 146 | 68.9 |
| >85 | 66 | 31.1 | |
| BMI | Underweight | 10 | 4.7 |
| Normal weight | 118 | 55.7 | |
| Overweight | 74 | 34.9 | |
| Obese | 10 | 4.7 | |
| Glycemic control | Good (FBS ≤ 152) | 47 | 22.2 |
| Poor (FBS > 152) | 165 | 77.8 | |
| TRG | ≤150 mg/dL | 109 | 51.4 |
| >150 mg/dL | 103 | 48.6 | |
| LDL | ≤100 mg/dL | 133 | 62.7 |
| >100 mg/dL | 79 | 37.3 | |
| HDL | ≥40 mg/dL | 166 | 78.3 |
| <40 mg/dL | 46 | 21.7 | |
| TC | ≤200 mg/dL | 109 | 51.4 |
| >200 mg/dL | 103 | 48.6 | |
Note: BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; TRG: triglycerides.