Table 2.
Lifestyle, behavioral and clinical characteristics of participants of diabetic patients at Hawassa city, SNNPR Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 352)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol drinking | ||
| Yes | 57 | 16.2 |
| No | 295 | 83.8 |
| Smoking cigar ate | ||
| Yes | 20 | 5.7 |
| No | 332 | 94.3 |
| Physical exercise | ||
| Yes | 102 | 29 |
| No | 250 | 71 |
| Drug adherence | ||
| Yes | 312 | 88.6 |
| No | 40 | 11.4 |
| Fasting blood glucose | ||
| < 126 | 140 | 39.8 |
| > 126 | 212 | 60.2 |
| Type of DM | ||
| Type I | 23 | 6.5 |
| Type II | 329 | 93.5 |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight | 0 | 0 |
| Normal | 214 | 60.8 |
| Overweight | 138 | 39.2 |
| Obese | 0 | 0 |
| BP | ||
| Normal | 106 | 30.1 |
| Elevated | 30 | 8.6 |
| Stage1 HTN | 111 | 31.5 |
| Stage2 HTN | 105 | 29.8 |
| Type of hypoglycemic drug | ||
| Oral | 214 | 60.8 |
| Injectable | 138 | 39.2 |
| Duration of diabetes | ||
| < 5 yrs | 104 | 29.5 |
| 5–10 yrs | 132 | 37.5 |
| > 10 yrs | 116 | 32.9 |
| Erectile dysfunction | ||
| Yes | 254 | 72.2 |
| No | 98 | 27.8 |
| Category of ED (n = 254) | ||
| Mild | 225 | 88.6 |
| Moderate | 19 | 7.5 |
| Severe | 10 | 3.9 |