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. 2021 Jul 5;14:3035–3046. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S312448

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)