Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Southwest Ethiopia, 2021/2022

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients at hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia, 2020/2021.

Variables		No.	Percent
Sex	Female	173	43.9
	Male	221	56.1
Age	≤30	75	19
	31-40	83	21
	41-50	125	31.7
	51-64	111	28.3
Residence	Urban	268	68
	Rural	126	32
Marital status	Single	32	8.1
	Married	302	76.5
	Divorced	33	8.4
	Widowed	27	7
Ethnic	Oromo	248	63
	Amhara	102	25.8
	Other^1	44	11.2
Educational level	Cannot read and write	149	37.8
	<Primary school	88	22.4
	<High school	22	5.5
	College/university	103	26.1
	Postgraduate degree	32	8.2
Occupational status	Farmer	71	18
	Merchant	109	27.6
	Gov’t employee	80	20.3
	Private employee	34	8.6
	Housewife	71	17.9
	Other^2	29	7.6

¹Gurage and Tigre; ²Daily laborer.