Table 2.
Behavioral and clinical characteristics of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients at Dessie town hospitals, Ethiopia 2020 (n = 335)
| Parameters | Categories | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family history of diabetes | Yes | 66 | 19.7 |
| No | 269 | 80.3 | |
| Duration of diabetes | ≤ 5 years | 205 | 61.2 |
| > 5 years | 130 | 26.4 | |
| Medication regimen | Drugs (OHA) | 223 | 66.6 |
| Both oral & insulin | 84 | 25.1 | |
| Insulin only | 28 | 8.3 | |
| Physical activity | Good* | 127 | 37.9 |
| Poor** | 208 | 62.1 | |
| Obesity | Yes | 38 | 11.3 |
| No | 297 | 88.7 | |
| Hypertension | Yes | 104 | 31.0 |
| No | 231 | 69.0 | |
| Adherence to diet | Yes | 66 | 19.7 |
| No | 109 | 84.5 | |
| Glycemic control | Good | 48 | 14.3 |
| Poor | 287 | 85.7 |
OHA oral hypoglycemic agent, Good* perform at least 150 min/week (3 days) of moderate intensity exercise, Poor** had not exercised at all or perform less than 150 min/week