Research Article
Diabetes Mellitus in Outpatients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia
Table 2
WHO diagnostic criteria to know diabetes mellitus status of patients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital in June 2015.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Classic symptoms | | | Thirst | | | Yes | 49 | 13.32 | No | 319 | 86.68 | Polyuria | | | Yes | 53 | 14.40 | No | 311 | 84.51 | Unexplained weight loss | | | Yes | 55 | 14.94 | No | 313 | 85.06 | Classic sign | | | RBS ≥ 200 mg/dL | | | Yes | 26 | 7.07 | No | 342 | 92.93 | Others | | | Fatigue | | | Yes | 161 | 43.75 | No | 207 | 56.25 | Nausea and vomiting | | | Yes | 84 | 22.83 | No | 284 | 77.59 | Polyphagia | | | Yes | 23 | 6.25 | No | 345 | 93.75 | Headache | | | Yes | 148 | 40.22 | No | 220 | 59.78 | Loss of consciousness | | | Yes | 15 | 4.08 | No | 353 | 95.92 | Numbness and tingling sensation | | | Yes | 45 | 12.23 | No | 323 | 87.77 | Blurring of vision | | | Yes | 34 | 9.24 | No | 334 | 90.76 |
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