Table 3.
Comorbidity, Complication, and Drug-Related Profiles of the Respondents at AHMC in East Ethiopia
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | Yes | 175 | 71.4 |
| No | 70 | 28.6 | |
| Number of comorbidities | One disease | 71 | 40.6 |
| Two disease | 104 | 59.4 | |
| DM complications | Yes | 112 | 45.7 |
| No | 133 | 54.3 | |
| Group drug regimen | Diet only | 9 | 3.7 |
| Oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) | 160 | 65.3 | |
| OHA + Insulin | 43 | 17.5 | |
| Insulin | 33 | 13.5 | |
| Duration of diabetes treatment | ≤ 7 years | 189 | 77.1 |
| 8–14 years | 35 | 14.3 | |
| ≥ 15 years | 21 | 8.6 | |
| Glycemic control | Poor | 157 | 64.1 |
| Good | 88 | 35.9 |