Research Article

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 3

Physical and biochemical measurement characteristics of study population aged 15 years and above at Mizan-Aman town, southwest Ethiopia, 2016.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage

Hypertension
Yes7318.2 (14.39–21.92)
No32981.8 (78.07–85.60)
Waist circumference
Normal20651.2 (46.35–56.13)
High19648.8 (43.86–53.64)
Body mass index
Underweight5814.4 (10.99–17.86)
Normal24560.9 (56.43–65.95)
Overweight8220.4 (16.45–24.33)
Obese174.2 (2.26–6.19)
Fasting blood glucose
Diabetic266.5 (4.06–8.87)
Prediabetic6415.9 (12.34–19.49)
Normoglycemic31077.1 (73.00–81.22)
Hypoglycemic20.5 (−0.19–1.18)
Total cholesterol
<200 mg/dl38896.5 (94.1–97.93)
≥200 mg/dl143.5 (1.69–5.27)
Triglyceride
<150 mg/dl35889.1 (86.00–92.10)
≥150 mg/dl4410.9 (7.89–13.99)