Diabetes Mellitus in Outpatients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital in June 2015.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	172	46.74
	Female	196	53.26
Age	<30	114	30.98
	30–39	112	30.43
	40–49	77	20.92
	>50	65	17.67
Ethnicity	Amhara	274	74.45
	Tigray	24	6.53
	Oromia	66	17.93
	Other	4	1.09
Religion	Orthodox	271	73.64
	Muslim	63	17.12
	Catholic	6	1.63
	Protestant	28	7.61
Marital status	Married	258	70.10
	Single	72	19.56
	Divorced	16	4.35
	Widowed	22	5.99
Educational status	Illiterate	100	27.17
	Can read and write	76	20.65
	Grade 1 to grade 8	63	17.12
	Grade 9 to grade 12	54	14.67
	Diploma and above	75	20.65
Occupational status	Government employed	76	20.65
	Self-employed	90	24.45
	Merchant	42	11.41
	Housewife	87	23.64
	Others	73	19.84
Monthly income status	≤650	189	51.36
	651–1400	75	20.38
	≥1401	104	28.26