Table 2. Proportion of clinical characteristics of diabetes patients attending public hospitals of western Ethiopia (N = 398).
| Variables | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking status | Nonsmokers | 176(44.22) |
| Smokers | 222(55.78) | |
| Duration of diabetes | 1–4 years | 79(19.85) |
| 5-7years | 214(53.77) | |
| ≥8 years | 105(26.38) | |
| Types of treatment | Non pharmacological | 20(5.03) |
| Insulin | 93(23.37) | |
| OHA+ insulin | 285(71.61) | |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | <18.5 | 157(39.45) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 103(25.88) | |
| 25–29.9 | 101(25.38) | |
| ≥30 | 37(9.30) | |
| Weight change (kg) | Weight gain | 192(48.24) |
| Weight loss | 206(51.76) | |
| Family history | Yes | 95(23.87) |
| No | 303(76.13) | |
| Special diet | Yes | 119(29.90) |
| No | 279(70.10 | |
| Exercises | Yes | 295(74.12) |
| No | 103(25.88) | |
| Blood glucose test | Yes | 203(51.01) |
| No | 195(48.99) | |
| Diabetes complication | Yes | 127(31.91) |
| No | 271(68.09) |