Table 4: Distribution of variables by diabetes type among patients in two hospitals in Western Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 257).

    Variables           DM Type
    Type 1 (%)     Type 2 (%)     Total
    Presence of ≥1 complication     Yes     50 (33.8)     37 (33.9)     87 (33.9)
    No     98 (66.2)     72 (66.1)     170 (66.1)
    Acute complications     Yes     21 (14.2)     3 (2.8)     24 (9.3)
    No     127 (85.8)     106 (97.2)     233 (90.7)
    Chronic complications     Yes     29 (19.6)     34 (31.2)     63 (24.5)
    No     119 (80.4)     75 (68.8)     194 (75.5)
    Sex     Male     88 (59.5)     60 (55)     148 (57.6)
    Female     60 (40.5)     49 (45)     109 (42.4)
    Age interval (in years)     ≤30     85 (57.4)     3 (2.8)     88 (34.2)
    31-45     42 (28.4)     32 (29.4)     74 (28.8)
    >45     21 (14.2)     74 (67.9)     95 (37.0)
    Family history of DM     Yes     15 (10.1)     23 (21.1)     38 (14.8)
    No     132 (89.2)     82 (75.2)     214 (83.3)
    Unknown     1 (0.7)     4 (3.7)     5 (1.9)
    Presence of other chronic disease     Yes     24 (16.2)     54 (49.5)     78 (30.4)
    No     124 (83.8)     55 (50.5)     179 (69.6)
    Duration of illness (in years)     <5     63 (42.6)     70 (64.2)     133 (51.8)
    5-9     51 (34.5)     30 (27.5)     81 (31.5)
    10-14     26 (17.6)     5 (4.6)     31 (12.1)
    ≥15     8 (5.4)     4 (3.7)     12 (4.7)
    Knowledge score     Poor Knowledge     57 (38.5)     44 (40.4)     101 (39.3)
    Good Knowledge     91 (61.5)     65 (59.6)     156 (60.7)
    Attitude score     Poor/Negative attitude     77 (52.0)     46 (42.2)     123 (47.9)
    Good/Positive attitude     71 (48.0)     63 (57.8)     134 (52.1)