Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus among Patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants attending university teaching hospital at Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2016.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Male		Female		Total
	Freq. (n)	Per. (%)	Freq. (n)	Per. (%)	Freq. (n)	Per. (%)
Age
18-59	192	82.1	167	94.4	359	87.3
≥ 60	42	17.9	10	5.6	52	12.7
Residence
Urban	138	59.0	130	73.4	268	65.2
Rural	96	41.0	47	26.6	143	34.8
Occupation
Employed	59	25.2	42	23.7	101	24.6
Farmer	89	38.0	10	5.6	99	24.1
Housewife	0	0	74	41.8	74	18.0
Student	43	18.4	27	15.3	70	17.0
Other	43	18.4	24	13.6	67	16.3
Marital status
Currently in marital union	163	69.7	130	73.4	293	71.3
Currently not in marital union	71	30.3	47	26.6	118	28.7
Education
Literate	146	62.4	100	56.5	246	59.9
Illiterate	88	37.6	77	43.5	165	40.1
Household income
≥ 1500	135	57.7	94	53.1	229	55.7
< 1500	99	42.3	83	46.9	182	44.3