Table 2: Clinical characteristics and disease related variables among T2DM patients in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital, South-western, Ethiopia, 2021.
|
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent |
|
Body mass index |
< 18.5 kg/m2 |
18 |
14.8 |
|
18.5-24.9 kg/m2 |
30 |
24.6 |
|
|
25-29.9 kg/m2 |
42 |
34.4 |
|
|
≥ 30 kg/m2 |
32 |
26.2 |
|
|
Fasting blood sugar |
≤ 130 gm/dl |
33 |
27.0 |
|
> 130 gm/dl |
89 |
73.0 |
|
|
Blood pressure |
< 140/90 mmHg |
78 |
63.9 |
|
≥ 140/90 mmHg |
44 |
36.1 |
|
|
Adherence |
Low |
56 |
45.9 |
|
Moderate |
38 |
31.1 |
|
|
High |
28 |
23.0 |
|
|
Co-morbidities |
Yes |
67 |
54.9 |
|
No |
55 |
45.1 |
|
|
Complication |
Retinopathy |
16 |
13.1 |
|
Cardiac complications |
17 |
13.9 |
|
|
Nephropathy |
32 |
26.2 |
|
|
Neuropathy |
12 |
9.8 |
|
|
None |
45 |
36.9 |
|
|
Type of co-morbidities |
Hypertension |
55 |
45.1 |
|
DKA |
5 |
4.1 |
|
|
Renal disease |
21 |
17.2 |
|
|
Peripheral neuropathy |
29 |
23.8 |
|
|
Other |
12 |
9.8 |
|
|
Type of treatment |
Non-pharmacological |
33 |
27.0 |
|
Pharmacological |
89 |
73.0 |