Table 3 Knowledge, behavioral, and clinical characteristics of type 2 DM patients at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Ever attended diabetic education | Yes | 220 | 52.38 |
No | 200 | 47.61 | |
Number of follow-up visits to a diabetic clinic per year | ≤ 3 | 302 | 71.9 |
> 3 | 118 | 28.1 | |
Number of diabetic education sessions ever attended (n = 315 | 1–2 times | 174 | 55.23 |
≥ 3 times | 141 | 44.76 | |
Knowledge of target blood glucose levels | Yes | 113 | 26.9 |
No | 307 | 73.1 | |
Knowledge of hyperglycemia signs and symptoms | Yes | 305 | 72.61 |
No | 115 | 27.38 | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 110 | 26.19 |
No | 310 | 73.8 | |
Smoking | Yes | 108 | 25.71 |
No | 312 | 74.28 | |
Duration of diabetes | < 5 years | 94 | 22.38 |
5–10 years | 123 | 29.28 | |
> 10 years | 203 | 48.33 | |
Drug regimen | OADs | 242 | 57.61 |
Insulin | 135 | 32.14 | |
Insulin and OADs | 43 | 10.23 | |
Body mass Index (kg/m2) | Normal (18.5–24.9) | 79 | 18.8 |
Overweight (25-29.9) | 112 | 26.67 | |
Obese (> 30) | 230 | 54.76 | |
Blood pressure (SBP/DBP mm hg) | Optimal (< 130/80) | 130 | 30.95 |
Off-optimal (> 130/80) | 290 | 69.1 | |
FBS (mmol/L) | Normal range (4 -6.1) | 176 | 41.9 |
Hyperglycemia (> 6) | 214 | 51.0 | |
Hypoglycemia (< 4) | 30 | 7.1 | |
DM complications | Neuropathy | 56 | 13.3 |
Nephropathy | 113 | 26.9 | |
Retinopathy | 41 | 9.8 | |
Hypertension | 110 | 26.2 | |
Heart failure | 12 | 2.9 | |
coronary heart disease | 38 | 9,1 | |
cerebrovascular disease | 33 | 7.9 | |
peripheral arterial disease | 17 | 4.1 | |
Number of complications | < 5 | 265 | 63.1 |
≥ 5 | 155 | 36.9 |