Research Article
Diabetic Complications among Adult Diabetic Patients of a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia
Table 5
Association of specific factors with presence of complications among diabetic patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2013 (
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| Variables | Is there complication? | value | Yes | No | Total |
| Age of patients | | | | | <30 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 0.048 | 31–45 | 29 | 22 | 51 | >45 | 75 | 37 | 112 | Sex | | | | | Male | 75 | 50 | 125 | 0.517 | Female | 54 | 37 | 91 | Type of diabetes | | | | | Type I | 24 | 43 | 67 | 0.00 | Type II | 105 | 44 | 149 | The regimen the patient is taking | | | | | Oral hypoglycemic agents | 78 | 33 | 111 | 0.001 | Insulin only | 48 | 54 | 102 | Oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin | 2 | 1 | | Specific drugs | | | | | Glibenclamide | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0.00 | Metformin | 29 | 2 | 31 | Glibenclamide and metformin | 39 | 23 | 62 | NPH insulin | 42 | 60 | 108 | Metformin and NPH | 2 | 1 | 3 | Self-reported adherence | | | | | Good | 36 | 30 | 66 | 0.303 | Poor | 93 | 57 | 150 | Overall attitude scores | | | | | Good | 65 | 47 | 216 | 0.35 | Negative/bad | 64 | 40 | 104 | Overall knowledge scores | | | | | Good | 61 | 47 | 108 | 0.203 | Poor | 68 | 40 | 108 |
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