Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of DM Patient at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019 (N=344)
| Variable | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of DM | Type 1 | 100 | 29.1 |
| Type 2 | 244 | 70.9 | |
| Duration of DM | <5 | 203 | 59.0 |
| 6–10 | 83 | 24.1 | |
| 11–15 | 49 | 14.2 | |
| >16 | 9 | 2.6 | |
| Comorbidity | Yes | 65 | 18.9 |
| No | 279 | 81.1 | |
| Type of comorbidity | Hypertension | 54 | 83.1 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 11 | 16.9 | |
| Diabetic complications | Yes | 68 | 19.8 |
| No | 276 | 80.2 | |
| Type of complication | Neuropathy | 19 | 27.9 |
| Nephropathy | 7 | 10.3 | |
| Retinopathy | 20 | 29.4 | |
| Hypertension | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Foot ulcer | 19 | 28 | |
| History of foot problems | Yes | 97 | 28.2 |
| No | 247 | 71.8 |