Table 2.

Clinical and behavioral characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus at JUMC 2019, Jimma, Ethiopia

Variables	Category	Number	Percentage
Type of DM	1	73	19.9
	2	293	80.1
Duration of DM	<5 years	197	53.8
	5–10 years	90	24.6
	> 10 years	79	21.6
Comorbid HTN	yes	117	32
	no	249	68
Treatment regimen	noninsulin	244	66.7
	insulin	99	27
	both	23	6.3
BMI (kg/m2)	< 18.5	30	8.2
	18.5 to 24.99	230	62.8
	25 to 29.99	84	23
	≥ 30	22	6
Alcohol intake	current	44	12
	former	31	8.5
	never	291	79.5
Smoking	current	54	14.8
	former	68	18.6
	never	244	66.7
Physical exercise	active	179	48.9
	inactive	187	51.1
Other comorbidity*	Yes	42	11.5
	No	324	88.5
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)	<130	263	71.9
	>130	103	28.1

*22 chronic kidney disease, 11 congestive heart failure, 7 Asthma, 2 cancer