Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus at JUMC 2019, Jimma, Ethiopia

Variables	Category	Number	Percentage
Sex	male	203	55.5
	female	163	44.5
Age	<39 years	91	24.9
	40 to 59 years	181	49.5
	>60 years	94	25.7
Marital status	married	283	77.3
	single	66	18
	others*	17	4.6
Religion	muslim	161	44
	orthodox	146	39.9
	protestants	46	12.6
	others†	13	3.6
Educational status	illiterate	108	29.5
	primary	165	45.1
	secondary	45	12.3
	college and above	48	13.1
Occupational status	house wife	108	29.5
	farmer	113	30.9
	employer	78	21.3
	Private worker	51	13.9
	Others ‡	16	4.4
Residence	Urban	177	48.4
	Rural	189	51.6
Family history of DM	Yes	87	23.8
	No	279	76.2
Average monthly income (ETB)	< 1000	96	26.2
	1000 to 1999	40	10.9
	2000 to 2999	95	26
	>3000	135	36.9

*widowed, divorced, † catholic, Wakefata, ‡ retired, unemployed