Research Article
Determinants of Diabetic Nephropathy among Diabetic Patients in General Public Hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018/19
Table 3
Distribution of behavioral factors among study participants on follow-up at public hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia 2019.
| | Variables | Category | Controls (n = 672) | Cases (n = 168) | Total (n = 840) |
| | Adherence medication | Adherent | 498 (74.1%) | 102 (60.7%) | 600 (71.4%) | | Nonadherent | 174 (25.9%) | 66 (39.3%) | 240 (28.6%) | | Adherence diet | Adherent | 251 (37.4%) | 35 (20.8%) | 286 (34.0%) | | Nonadherent | 421 (62.6%) | 133 (79.2%) | 554 (66.0%) | | Adherence exercise | Adherent | 163 (24.3%) | 53 (31.5%) | 216 (25.7%) | | Nonadherent | 509 (75.7%) | 115 (68.5%) | 624 (74.3%) | | Smoker | Yes | 21 (3.1%) | 5 (3.0%) | 26 (3.1%) | | No | 651 (96.9%) | 163 (97.0) | 814 (96.9) | | Drinking alcohol | Yes | 191 (28.4%) | 59 (35.1%) | 250 (29.8%) | | No | 481 (71.6%) | 109 (64.9%) | 590 (70.2%) | | Glycemic control | Good | 324 (48.2%) | 49 (29.2%) | 373 (44.4%) | | Poor | 348 (51.8%) | 119 (70.8%) | 467 (55.6%) |
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