Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics of Adult Diabetic Out-Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Body mass index	Overweight/obese	69	21.63
	Normal/underweight	250	78.37
Glycemic control	Controlled	136	42.63
	Uncontrolled	183	57.37
Types of DM	Type I DMa	87	27.27
	Type II DMb	232	72.73
Duration of treatment in years	≤ 1	33	10.34
	2–5	109	34.17
	6–10	108	33.86
	>10	69	21.63
Treatment for DM	Insulin	120	37.62
	Oral hypoglycemic agents	129	40.44
	Both	70	21.94
Oral hypoglycemic agents	Metformin	103	51.76
	Glibenclimide	6	3.02
	Both	90	45.23
Treatment of hypertension	Yes	112	35.11
	No	308	96.55
Anti-hypertensive drugs	ACEIc	44	39.29
	Angiotensin receptor blocker	2	1.79
	Beta blockers	1	0.89
	Diuretics	12	10.71
	Calcium channel blockers	10	8.93
	More than one medication	43	38.39
Primary prophylaxis for CVD	Yes	81	25.39
	No	238	74.61
Urine dipstick protein	Negative	264	82.76
	+1	35	10.97
	+2	15	4.70
	+3	5	1.57
Treatment of ischemic heart disease	Yes	22	6.90
	No	297	93.10
Treatment of Stroke	Yes	11	3.45
	No	172	80.4
Echocardiography feature of ischemia	Yes	19	5.96
	No	300	4.04

Notes: ^aType 1 diabetes mellitus, ^btype 2 diabetes mellitus, ^cangiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.