Table 2.
Clinical and individual-related characteristics of patients with diabetes attending chronic care at Arba Minch Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2021
| Variables | Frequency | Per cent |
| Type of DM | ||
| Type 2 | 334 | 91.51 |
| Type 1 | 31 | 8.49 |
| Type of medication | ||
| Insulin | 61 | 16.8 |
| Oral hypoglycaemic drug | 276 | 76.03 |
| Both | 26 | 7.16 |
| DM complication | ||
| No | 336 | 92.05 |
| Yes | 29 | 7.95 |
| Chronic disease | ||
| No | 257 | 70.41 |
| Yes | 108 | 29.59 |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||
| No | 244 | 74.62 |
| Yes | 83 | 25.38 |
| Physical activity | ||
| No | 317 | 87.09 |
| Yes | 47 | 12.91 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Under | 11 | 3.01 |
| Normal | 160 | 43.84 |
| Over | 194 | 53.15 |
| MSD | ||
| No | 280 | 76.71 |
| Yes | 85 | 23.29 |
DM, diabetes mellitus; MSD, musculoskeletal disorder.