Table 1: Demographics and clinical characteristics of the enrolled participants.
S/N |
Variable (n) |
Response |
Percentages |
1 |
AGE (years) N = 281
|
< 10 = 156 11-18 = 28 > 18 = 97 |
55.52% 9.96% 34.52% |
2 |
SEX N = 281 |
MALE = 137 FEMALE = 144 |
48.75% 51.25% |
3 |
Children’s education level N = 281
|
NO FORMAL ED = 50 PRIMARY = 101 SECONDARY and above = 130 |
17.79% 35.94% 46.26% |
4 |
PARENT’S marital status N = 281 |
SINGLE = 53 MARRIED = 24 DIVORCED = 182 CO-HABITING = 22 |
18.86% 8.54% 64.77% 7.83% |
5 |
MOTHER’ s level of Education N = 281
|
NO FORMAL = 56 PRIMARY = 105 SECONDARY = 68 UNIVERSITY = 52 |
19.93% 37.37% 24.20% 18.51% |
6 |
FATHER’ s level of Education N = 281 |
NO FORMAL = 100 PRIMARY = 72 SECONDARY = 60 UNIVERSITY = 49 |
35.59% 25.62% 21.35% 17.44% |
7 |
DURATION OF DM N = 281 |
< 5 YEARS = 141 > 5YEARS = 140 |
50.18% 49.82% |
8 |
BMI N = 281 |
UNDEWEIGHT = 52 NORMAL = 133 OVERWEIGHT = 75 OBESE = 21 |
18.51% 47.33% 26.69% 7.47% |
9 |
BLOOD PRESSURE MEAN SBP N = 281 |
LOWERED = 16 NORMAL = 167 ELEVATED = 98 |
5.69% 59.43% 34.88% |
10 |
GLYCEMIC CONTROL (HbC1) N = 281 |
GOOD = 4 MODERATE = 13 POOR = 264 |
1.42% 4.63% 93.95% |
11 |
VISUAL ACUITY LEFT N = 281 |
NORMAL = 222 ABNORMAL = 59 |
79.00% 21.00% |
12 |
VISUAL ACUITY RIGHT N = 281 |
NORMAL = 224 ABNORMAL = 57 |
79.72% 20.28% |
13 |
CATARACT N = 281 |
YES = 26 NO = 255 |
9.25% 90.75% |