Variable
Category
Frequency (n)
Percent (%)
Sex
Male
124
47.0
Female
140
53.0
Residence
Addis Ababa
228
86.4
Outside Addis Ababa
36
13.6
Current age
<=49
60
22.7
50-54
53
20.1
55-59
48
18.2
60-64
43
16.3
>=65
60
22.7
Age at diagnosis
<=34
49
18.6
35-39
45
17.0
40-44
43
16.3
45-49
49
18.6
50-54
27
10.2
>=55
51
19.3
Marital status
Single
9
3.4
Married
183
69.3
Divorced
24
9.1
Widowed
48
18.2
Religion
Orthodox
213
80.7
Muslim
24
9.1
Protestant
20
7.6
Catholic
2
0.8
Others
5
1.9
Ethnicity
Amhara
151
57.2
Oromo
40
15.2
Tigre
25
9.5
Gurage
29
11.0
Others
19
7.2
Educational status
Can’t read & write
35
13.3
Read and write only
16
6.1
Primary school(1-8)
65
24.6
Secondary( 9-12)
59
22.3
College/University
89
33.7
Occupation
Farmer
6
2.3
Civil servant
47
17.8
Merchant
10
3.8
House wife
47
17.8
Private worker
38
14.4
Pensioned
58
22.0
No employment
48
18.2
Others
10
3.8
Monthly family income (ETB)
<=650
125
47.3
651-1400
61
23.1
>=1401
78
29.5
Waist circumference (cm)
<95
101
38.3
>=95
163
61.7
Table 1:
Sociodemographic characteristics of type 2 diabetic outpatient in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June, 2013. (n=264).
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