Table 3.

Clinical Characteristics of Adult DM Patients Attending a General Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia, 2020 (N= 325)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Type of DM	Type I	155	47.7
	Type II	170	52.3
Duration of DM	≤1 year	91	28.0
	1–5 years	111	34.2
	≥5 years	123	37.8
Presence of co-morbidity	Yes	91	28.0
	No	234	72.0
Medications used for DM	Oral hypoglycemic agents	146	44.9
	Insulin	172	52.9
	Both	7	2.2
Medications taken for co-morbidities	Yes	71	21.8
	No	254	78.2
DM complicationsa	Yes	76	23.4
	No	249	76.6
Blood glucose level	Controlled	82	25.2
	Uncontrolled	243	74.8
Hypertension	Yes	72	22.2
	No	253	77.8
Hypertension (n= 72)	Controlled	40	55.6
	Uncontrolled	32	44.4
Stool examination	Positive	4	1.2
	Negative	321	98.8

Note: ^aNeuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, diabetic foot ulcer, and cardiovascular diseases.