Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of adults aged 18 years and above in urban northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variable | Blood sugar status | Total—n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal—n (%) | Prediabetes—n (%) | Diabetes—n (%) | ||
| Age | ||||
| 18-23 | 121 (18.6) | 7 (9.7) | 3 (6.1) | 131 (17.0) |
| 24-28 | 136 (20.9) | 7 (9.7) | 1 (2.0) | 144 (18.6) |
| 29-36 | 153 (23.5) | 16 (22.2) | 5 (10.2) | 174 (22.5) |
| 37-50 | 142 (21.8) | 13 (18.1) | 12 (24.5) | 167 (21.6) |
| >50 | 100 (15.3) | 29 (40.3) | 28 (57.1) | 157 (20.3) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 244 (37.4) | 30 (41.7) | 22 (44.9) | 296 (38.3) |
| Female | 408 (62.6) | 42 (58.3) | 27 (55.1) | 477 (61.7) |
| Education | ||||
| Uneducated | 81 (12.4) | 19 (26.4) | 10 (20.4) | 110 (14.2) |
| Able to read and write | 44 (6.8) | 13 (18.1) | 6 (12.2) | 63 (8.2) |
| 1-4 | 15 (2.3) | 2 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (2.2) |
| 5-8 | 87 (13.3) | 7 (9.7) | 8 (16.3) | 102 (13.2) |
| 9-10 | 117 (17.9) | 9 (12.5) | 6 (12.2) | 132 (17.1) |
| 11-12 | 67 (10.3) | 6 (8.3) | 5 (10.2) | 78 (10.1) |
| Diploma and above | 241 (37.0) | 16 (22.2) | 14 (28.6) | 271 (35.1) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 286 (43.9) | 31 (43.1) | 17 (34.7) | 334 (43.2) |
| Government employed | 203 (31.1) | 15 (20.8) | 9 (18.4) | 227 (29.4) |
| Private | 144 (22.1) | 20 (27.8) | 12 (24.5) | 176 (22.8) |
| Retired | 19 (2.9) | 6 (8.3) | 11 (22.6) | 36 (4.7) |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 578 (88.7) | 66 (93.0) | 44 (89.8) | 688 (89.1) |
| Muslim | 70 (10.7) | 5 (7.0) | 5 (10.2) | 80 (10.4) |
| Protestant | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.(0.0) | 4 (0.5) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 189 (29.0) | 12 (16.9) | 5 (10.2) | 206 (26.7) |
| Married | 406 (62.4) | 43 (60.6) | 31 (63.3) | 480 (62.3) |
| Divorced | 30 (4.6) | 12 (16.9) | 1 (2.0) | 43 (5.6) |
| Widowed | 26 (4.0) | 4 (5.6) | 12 (24.5) | 42 (5.4) |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 139 (21.3) | 6 (8.3) | 7 (14.3) | 152 (19.7) |
| Poor | 132 (20.3) | 18 (25.0) | 7 (14.3) | 157 (20.3) |
| Medium | 111 (17.0) | 32 (44.4) | 13 (26.5) | 156 (20.2) |
| Rich | 133 (20.4) | 8 (11.1) | 13 (26.5) | 154 (19.9) |
| Richest | 137 (21.0) | 8 (11.1) | 9 (18.4) | 154 (19.9) |
| Family history of DM | ||||
| Yes | 47 (7.2) | 3 (4.2) | 7 (14.3) | 57 (7.4) |
| No | 605 (92.8) | 69 (95.8) | 42 (85.7) | 716 (92.6) |
| Family history or HTN | ||||
| Yes | 96 (14.7) | 8 (11.1) | 7 (14.3) | 111 (14.4) |
| No | 556 (85.3) | 64 (88.9) | 42 (85.7) | 662 (85.6) |
DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension.