Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population aged 15 years and above in Mizan-Aman town, southwest Ethiopia, 2016.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	151	37.6
Female	251	62.4
Age group (years)
15–24	121	30.1
25–34	130	32.3
35–44	65	16.2
45–54	43	10.7
≥55	43	10.7
Level of education
Illiterate	84	20.9
Able to read and write	36	9
Elementary school	123	30.6
High school	95	23.6
Diploma and above	64	15.9
Occupation
Government employee	91	22.6
Nongovernment employee	5	1.2
Merchant	56	13.9
Daily laborer	17	4.2
Student	62	15.4
Housewife	134	33.3
House servant	13	3.2
Retired	10	2.5
Other	14	3.5
Family monthly income in Ethiopian birr
<300	73	18.2
301–600	119	29.6
601–900	54	13.4
901–1200	59	14.7
>1201	97	24.1
Family history of diabetes mellitus
Yes	20	5
No	382	95
Family history of hypertension
Yes	84	20.9
No	318	79.1