Table 3.
Association of patients’ medical profiles with DM and hypertension (n=600)
| Diabetes mellitus | p | Hypertension | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <21 | 0 | 6 (100) | <0.001 | 6(100) | 0 | <0.001 |
| 21–40 | 13(25.5) | 38(74.5) | 37(72.5) | 14(27.5) | ||
| 41–60 | 83(26.3) | 233(73.7) | 177(56.0) | 139(44.0) | ||
| ≥61 | 100(44.1) | 127(55.9) | 57(25.1) | 170(74.9) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 86(35.4) | 157(64.6) | 0.240 | 114(46.9) | 129(53.1) | 0.762 |
| Male | 110(30.8) | 247(69.2) | 163(45.7) | 194(54.3) | ||
| Subzone | ||||||
| Massawa | 194(33.0) | 394(67.0) | 0.616 | 268(45.6) | 320(54.4) | 0.139 |
| Foro | 2(40.0) | 3(60.0) | 2(40.0) | 3(60.0) | ||
| Shieb | 0 | 4(100) | 4(100) | 0 | ||
| Others | 0 | 3(100) | 3(100) | 0 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Afar | 18(46.2) | 21(53.8) | 0.435 | 10(25.6) | 29(74.4) | 0.26 |
| Tigrigna | 112(31.8) | 240(68.2) | 167(47.4) | 185(52.6) | ||
| Saho | 11(28.9) | 27(71.1) | 21(55.3) | 17(44.7) | ||
| Tigre | 54(33.8) | 106(66.3) | 70(43.8) | 90(56.3) | ||
| Others | 1(9.1) | 10(90.9) | 9(81.8) | 2(18.2) | ||
| Smoking history | ||||||
| No | 182(33.0) | 370(67.0) | 0.590 | 249(45.1) | 303(54.9) | 0.078 |
| Yes | 14(29.2) | 34(70.8) | 28(58.3) | 20(41.7) | ||
| Alcohol-intake history | ||||||
| No | 185(34.0) | 359(66.0) | 0.29 | 247(45.4) | 297(54.6) | 0.243 |
| Yes | 11(19.5) | 45(80.4) | 30(53.6) | 26(46.4) | ||
| DM | ||||||
| No | 189(97.4) | 5(2.6) | <0.001 | 4(2.1) | 190(97.9) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 7(1.7) | 399(98.3) | 273(67.2) | 133(32.8) | ||
| Hypertension | ||||||
| No | 0 | 263(100) | <0.001 | 262(99.6) | 1(0.4) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 196(58.2) | 141(41.8) | 15(4.5) | 322(95.5) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| <18 | 23(46.0) | 27(54.0) | 0.003 | 23(46.0) | 27(54.0) | 0.093 |
| 18–25 | 127(36.0) | 226(64.0) | 149(42.2) | 204(57.8) | ||
| 26–30 | 32(24.2) | 100(75.8) | 69(52.3) | 63(47.7) | ||
| >30 | 14(21.5) | 51(78.5) | 36(55.4) | 29(44.6) | ||
| Abdominal circumference (cm) | ||||||
| <95 | 168(37.8) | 276(62.2) | <0.001 | 201(45.3) | 243(54.7) | 0.677 |
| 95–100 | 10(13.0) | 61(77.2) | 39(50.6) | 38(49.4) | ||
| >100 | 18(22.8) | 61(77.2) | 37(46.8) | 42(53.2) | ||
| Monthly income (ERN) | ||||||
| <500 | 72(32.7) | 148(67.3) | 0.012 | 102(46.4) | 118(53.6) | 0.768 |
| 500–1,000 | 47(45.2) | 57(54.8) | 44(42.3) | 60(57.7) | ||
| 1,001–2,000 | 56(29.5) | 134(70.5) | 88(46.3) | 102(53.7) | ||
| >2,000 | 21(24.4) | 65(75.6) | 43(50.0) | 43(50.0) | ||
| Distance from home to work (km) | ||||||
| <1 | 92(30.5) | 210(69.5) | 0.509 | 147(48.7) | 155(51.3) | 0.461 |
| 1–5km | 94(34.8) | 175(65.2) | 118(43.7) | 152(56.3) | ||
| >5 | 10(35.7) | 18(64.3) | 12(42.9) | 15(57.1) | ||
| Vision problem | ||||||
| No | 150(33.2) | 302(66.8) | 0.636 | 210(46.5) | 242(53.5) | 0.801 |
| Yes | 46(31.1) | 102(68.9) | 67(45.3) | 81(54.7) | ||
| History of stroke | ||||||
| No | 186(31.9) | 397(68.1) | 0.020 | 277(47.5) | 306(52.5) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 10(58.8) | 7(41.2) | 0 | 17(100) | ||
| Amputation | ||||||
| No | 196(32.9) | 399(67.1) | 0.118 | 274(45.1) | 321(53.9) | 0.533 |
| Yes | 0 | 5(100) | 3(60.0) | 2(40.0) | ||
| Total | 196(32.7) | 404(67.3) | 277(46.2) | 323(53.8) | ||