Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study subjects.

 

Variable

Categories

Frequency, N

 Percentage (%)

Age (years)

 

 

35-44

45-54

55-64

≥ 65

19

68

78

55

8.6

30.9

35.5

25.0

Gender

 

Male

Female

89

131

40.5

59.5

Marital Status

 

Single, unmarried

Married

Separated/Divorced

Widowed

18

188

4

10

8.2

85.5

1.8

4.5

Formal employment status

 

Employed

Unemployed

78

142

35.5

64.5

Level of Education

 

None

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

20

86

84

30

9.1

39.1

38.2

13.6

Duration of diabetes (years)

<  5

5-10

>10

99

63

58

45.0

28.6

26.4

Diabetes treatment

 

Oral glucose - loweringagents (OGLA) alone (n = 118):

   Metformin

   Glibenclamide

   Metformin + other OGLA

 

Insulin only

 

OGLA + Insulin

 

 

60

2

56

 

22

 

80

 

 

27.3

0.9

25.5

 

10.0

 

36.4

BMI (Kg/mē)

 

Underweight ( <  19

Normal (20.0-24.9 )

Over-weight (25.0-29.9)

Obese (≥ 30.0)

4

80

81

54

1.8

36.4

36.8

24.5

Hypertension, Known and/or BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg

Yes

No

  157

63

71.4

28.6