Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study participants at UGCSH, June 2017
From: Metabolic syndrome among type 2 diabetic patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 113 | 44.1 |
Female | 143 | 55.9 | |
Age (years) | ≤  30 | 27 | 10.5 |
31–40 | 15 | 5.9 | |
41–50 | 56 | 21.9 | |
51–64 | 92 | 35.9 | |
≥ 65 | 66 | 25.8 | |
Residency | Urban | 207 | 80.9 |
Rural | 49 | 19.1 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 76 | 29.7 |
Primary school | 87 | 34 | |
Secondary school and above | 93 | 36.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 18 | 7 |
Married | 219 | 85.5 | |
Divorced | 7 | 2.7 | |
Widowed | 12 | 4.7 | |
Occupation | Government | 78 | 30.5 |
Unemployed | 131 | 51.2 | |
Self employed | 47 | 18.4 | |
Monthly income(ETB) | <  600 birr | 116 | 45.3 |
601-1500birr | 68 | 26.6 | |
> 1500 birr | 72 | 28.1 | |
Types of Oil used | Palm Oil | 209 | 81.9 |
Cereal Oil | 46 | 18.9 | |
Work involving vigorous intensity of activity | Yes | 120 | 46.9 |
No | 136 | 53.1 | |
Regular physical exercise | Yes | 83 | 32.4 |
No | 173 | 67.6 | |
Family history of chronic disease | Yes | 89 | 34.8 |
No | 167 | 65.2 | |
Duration since diabetic mellitus diagnosed | <  1 year | 22 | 8.6 |
1–5 years | 136 | 53.1 | |
> 6 years | 98 | 38.3 | |
Anti diabetic medication started | Yes | 256 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 | |
Duration since anti Diabetic started | <  1 year | 24 | 9.4 |
1–5 years | 135 | 52.7 | |
>  6 years | 97 | 37.9 | |
Total number of medications taken | 1 | 113 | 44.1 |
2 | 85 | 33.2 | |
3 | 40 | 15.6 | |
4 | 7 | 2.7 | |