Research Article

The Prevalence and Pattern of Anaemia in Type 2 Diabetics in Ogbomosho, An Urban Community in Southwestern Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of diabetics and nondiabetics respondents.

VariablesSubjects n (%)Controls n (%)

Age (years)
 <409 (17.0)44 (83.0)
 >40132 (57.9)96 (42.1)

Gender
 Male51 (47.7)56 (52.3)
 Female90 (51.7)84 (48.3)

Ethnicity
 Yoruba137 (51.5)129 (48.5)
 Igbo2 (50.0)2 (50.0)
 Hausa1 (33.3)2 (66.7)
 Others1 (14.3)6 (85.7)

Education level
 No formal education37 (92.5)3 (7.5)
 Primary26 (72.2)10 (27.8)
 Secondary25 (73.5)9 (26.5)
 Higher institution43 (33.1)87 (66.9)
 Postgraduate8 (22.2)28 (77.8)
 Others2 (40.0)3 (60.0)

Occupation
 Unemployed2 (14.3)12 (85.7)
 Skilled worker55 (32.5)114 (67.5)
 Semiskilled59 (86.8)9 (13.2)
 Unskilled worker19 (79.2)5 (20.8)
 Retired6 (100.0)0 (0)

Marital status
 Single7 (24.1)22 (75.9)
 Married87 (43.5)113 (56.5)
 Widowed47 (90.4)5 (9.6)

Religion
 Christianity122 (49.0)127 (51.0)
 Islam19 (67.9)9 (32.1)
 Traditional0 (0)3 (100.0)
 Others0 (0)1 (100.0)

Average monthly income
 <₦20,00062 (68.1)29 (31.9)
 ₦21,000–₦40,00024 (53.3)21 (46.7)
 >₦40,00051 (36.4)89 (63.6)
 Retired4 (100.0)0 (0)

Year diagnosed with the disease
 <568 (48.2)0
 5–1038 (27.0)0
 >1035 (24.8)0