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%