Table 1.

Socio-demographic Characteristics of Diabetes mellitus patients admitted in North Wollo and Waghimra Zone public hospitals, 2020 (n = 408)

Variable		Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Age category	18–30	46	11.3
	31–40	95	23.3
	41–50	109	26.7
	51–60	82	20.1
	> 60	76	18.6
Marital status	Single	82	20.1
	Married	235	57.6
	Divorced	67	16.4
	Widowed	24	5.9
Religion	Orthodox	286	70.1
	Muslim	93	22.8
	Protestant	18	4.4
	Other	11	2.7
Residence	Urban	139	34.1
	Rural	269	65.9
Ethnicity	Amhara	274	67.2
	Tigray	78	19.1
	Oromo	44	10.8
	Othera	12	2.9
Level of education	Can’t read and write	123	30.1
	Read and write	128	31.4
	Primary school	72	17.6
	Secondary school	53	13.0
	College and above	32	7.8
Occupation	Housewife	117	28.7
	Government employee	37	9.1
	Farmer	124	30.4
	Student	48	11.8
	Merchant	42	10.3
	Privet workers	35	8.6
	Other	5	1.2

Other: Daily labor and drivers, other^a: Guragie, Sidama, and Agew