Research Article

Prevalence and Determinants of Peripheral Neuropathy among Type 2 Adult Diabetes Patients Attending Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019, an Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus at JUMC 2019, Jimma, Ethiopia.

VariablesCategoryNumberPercentage

SexMale20355.5
Female16344.5

Age<30 years4311.7
30 to 39 years308.2
40 to 49years8723.8
≥50 years20656.3

Marital statusMarried28979
Single6016.4
Others174.6

ReligionMuslim16244.3
Orthodox14539.6
Protestants4612.6
Others133.6

Educational statusIlliterate10829.5
Primary16745.6
Secondary4412
College and above4712.8

Occupational statusHouse wife10829.5
Farmer11330.9
Employer7821.3
Private worker5113.9
Others164.4

ResidenceUrban17748.4
Rural18951.6

Family history of DMYes8723.8
No27976.2

Monthly income (USD)<29.59626.2
29.5 to 58.94010.9
58.93 to 88.49526
≥88.413536.9

Widowed, divorced; catholic, wakefata; retired, unemployed.