Diabetic Complications among Adult Diabetic Patients of a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Characteristics of the diabetic patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2013.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Sex
Male	125 (57.9)
Female	91 (42.1)
Total	216 (100)
Age
≤30	53 (24.5)
31–45	51 (29.6)
≥45	112 (51.9)
Total	216 (100)
Religion
Muslim	157 (72.7)
Orthodox	58 (26.9)
Protestant	1 (0.5)
Total	126 (100)
Ethnicity
Amhara	204 (94.4)
Oromo	6 (2.8)
Tigrie	3 (1.4)
Others	3 (1.4)
Total	216 (100)
Educational status
Illiterate	99 (45.8)
1–8	63 (29.2)
9–12	31 (14.4)
Higher education	23 (10.6)
Total	160 (100)
Marital status
Never married	94 (43.5)
Married	93 (43.1)
Divorced	11 (5.1)
Widowed	18 (8.3)
Total	216 (100)
Current Job
Gov’t employee	17 (11.8)
Merchant	11 (7.6)
Farmer	43 (29.9)
Retired	12 (8.3)
Housewife	23 (16.0)
Others^**	38 (26.4)
Total	144 (100)
Duration since diagnosed
<5	93 (43.1)
5–9	79 (36.6)
10–14	24 (11.1)
15–19	8 (3.7)
≥20	12 (5.6)
Total	216 (100)
Monthly income
<100 birr	185 (85.6)
100–199 birr	6 (2.8)
200–299 birr	4 (1.9)
300–499 birr	12 (5.6)
>500 birr	9 (4.2)
Total	216 (100)

Others: ^**student, mechanic, daily laborer.