Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of diabetes mellitus patients in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2019.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Educational status	Not educated	120	45.8
	Primary school	37	14.1
	Secondary school	36	13.7
	Above secondary school	69	26.3
	Total	262	100
Occupation	Governmental	70	26.7
	Farmer	67	25.6
	Self-employed	125	47.7
	Total	262	100
Ethnicity	Tigray	260	99.2
	Afar	2	0.8
	Total	262	100
Income level	High	35	13.4
	Medium	170	64.9
	Low	57	21.8
	Total	262	100