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Table 1 Characteristics of diabetes patients in hospitals of Southwest Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2020

From: Economic Burden of Diabetic Mellitus Among Patients on Follow-up Care in Hospitals of Southwest Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Observations

398

 

Sex

Male

225

56.5

Female

173

43.5

Age

18-24

16

4.0

25-34

36

9.0

35-44

69

17.3

45-54

88

22.1

55-64

107

26.9

Greater than 65

82

20.6

Residence

Urban

232

58.3

Rural

166

41.7

Marital Status

Single

74

18.6

Married

290

72.9

Widowed

26

6.5

Divorced

8

2.0

Religion

Orthodox

199

50.0

Muslim

94

23.6

Protestant

99

24.9

Catholic

6

1.5

Educational Status

No formal education

167

42.0

Primary education

68

17.1

Secondary education

75

18.8

Higher education

88

22.1

Main Occupation

Unemployed

101

25.4

Employed (payroll paid)

125

31.4

Farmer

80

20.1

Merchant

92

23.1

Family Size

1-3

43

10.8

4-6

209

52.5

Greater than 6

146

36.7

Distance from hospital in kilometers

Less than 10

158

39.7

11-20

69

17.3

21-30

83

20.9

31-40

42

10.6

41-50

19

4.8

Greater than 50

27

6.8

Household monthly income (Mean± SD)

 

398

117.6 (±68.7)

Patients’ monthly income (Mean± SD)

 

398

98.6 (±186.17)

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation