Table 1.

Socio-demographic status of diabetic patients at DRH, 2020 (N = 359).

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	199	55.4
	Female	160	44.6
Marital status	Single	51	14.2
	Married	217	60.4
	Widowed	65	18.1
	Divorced	26	7.2
Age in years	⩽ 20	30	8.4
	21–35	55	15.3
	36–45	51	14.2
	46–55	122	34.0
	⩾ 56	101	28.1
Residence	Urban	207	57.7
	Rural	152	42.3
Educational status	Unable read and write	60	16.7
	Primary school	139	38.7
	Secondary school	94	26.
	College/university	66	18.4
Occupation of participants	Government employee	82	22.8
	Housewife	53	14.8
	Student	38	10.6
	Farmer	75	20.9
	Merchant	60	16.7
	Daily labor	40	11.1
	Others	11	3.1
Type of DM	Type I	100	27.9
	Type II	259	72.1
Serum sugar level	< 126 mg/dL	110	30.6
	⩾ 126 mg/dL	249	69.4
Duration of diagnosis	< 5 years	140	39.0
	⩾ 5 years	219	61.0
Previous history of UTIs	No	212	59.1
	Yes	147	40.9
Comorbidity	No	240	66.9
	Yes	119	33.1
Type of anti-diabetic medication	Oral anti-diabetic agents	204	56.8
	Insulin	114	31.8

DM: diabetes mellitus; UTIs: urinary tract infections.