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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of study participants at Felege Hiwot referral hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2006 (n = 416)

From: Psychosocial and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes in Bahir Dar City Administrative, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

Types of diabetes mellitus

Type 1

178

42.8

Type 2

238

57.2

Diabetes treatment regime

Oral hypoglycemic and insulin

60

14.4

Oral hypoglycemic agent only

124

29.7

Single insulin only

232

55.8

Duration of DM (years)

≤ 8

319

76.7

9–16

80

19.2

≥ 17

17

4.1

Duration of DM Rx (years)

≤ 8

321

77.2

9–16

75

18.0

≥ 17

20

4.8

Comorbid disease

Cardiovascular disease

70

16.8

Respiratory disease

9

2.2

Neurological disease

12

2.9

Renal disease

11

2.6

Others disease

13

3.1

Complication of diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy

53

12.7

Diabetic nephropathy

8

1.9

Diabetic neuropathy

14

3.4

Sexual dysfunction

19

4.6

Three consecutive average measurement of fasting plasma glucose level

 > 126 mg/dl

262

63.0

 < 72 mg/dl

13

3.1

72 mg/dl–126 mg/ dl

141

33.9

  1. Rx treatment, DM diabetes mellitus, mg/dl milligram per deciliter