Research Article
Diabetic Complications among Adult Diabetic Patients of a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Distribution of variables based on the type of diabetes in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2013 (
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| | S. no. | Variables | Type of diabetes | Total | | Type I (%) |
Type II (%) |
| | 1 | Is there complication? | | | | | Yes | 24 (35.8) | 105 (70.5) | 129 (59.7) | | No | 43 (64.2) | 44 (29.5) | 87 (40.3) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 2 | Sex of patients | | | | | Male | 41 (61.2) | 84 (56.4) | 125 (57.9) | | Female | 26 (48.8) | 65 (43.6) | 91 (42.1) | | Total | 67 (100%) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 3 | Age category | | | | | <30 | 31 (46.3) | 22 (14.8) | 53 (24.5) | | 31–45 | 24 (35.8) | 27 (18.1) | 51 (23.6) | | >45 | 12 (17.9) | 100 (67.1) | 112 (51.9) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 4 | Family history of patients | | | | | Present | 17 (25.4) | 16 (10.7) | 33 (15.3) | | No family history | 47 (70.1) | 124 (83.2) | 171 (79.2) | | I don’t know | 3 (4.5) | 9 (6.0) | 12 (5.6) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 5 | Category of duration (in years) | | | | | <5 | 21 (31.3) | 72 (48.32) | 93 (43.1) | | 5–9 | 37 (55.2) | 42 (28.2) | 79 (36.6) | | 10–14 | 7 (10.4) | 17 (11.4) | 24 (11.1) | | 15–19 | 0 | 8 (5.4) | 8 (3.7) | | >20 | 2 (3) | 10 (6.7) | 12 (5.6) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 6 | Overall knowledge scores | | | | | Good | 37 (55.2) | 71 (47.7) | 108 (50) | | Negative/poor | 30 (44.8) | 78 (52.3) | 108 (50) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 7 | Self-reported adherence | | | | | Good | 19 (28.4) | 47 (31.5) | 66 (30.6) | | Poor | 48 (71.6) | 102 (68.5) | 150 (69.4) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
| | 9 | Overall attitude scores | | | | | Good | 37 (55.2) | 75 (50.3) | 112 (51.9) | | Negative/bad | 30 (44.8) | 74 (49.7) | 104 (48.1) | | Total | 67 (100) | 149 (100) | 216 (100) |
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