Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of among people living with diabetes mellitus attending an outpatient department of Alamata general hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2019 (N=146).

Sr. No.	Variables	Response Category	Frequency	%
1	Sex	Male	113	77.4
		Female	33	22.6
2	Age	18-25	12	8.2
		26-35	22	15.1
		36-45	44	30.1
		46-55	46	31.5
		>55	22	15.1
3	Religion	Orthodox	100	68.5
		Muslim	46	31.5
4	Marital status	Single	34	23.3
		Married	79	54.1
		Widowed	33	22.5
5	Educational status	Unable to read & write	34	23.3
		Able to read & write	22	15.1
		Primary school	25	17.12
		Secondary school	55	37.7
		Diploma and university degree	10	6.82
6	Occupation	Unemployed	34	23.3
		Government employee	45	30.8
		Private employee	45	30.5
		Farmer	11	7.5
		Student	11	7.5
7	With whom are you living now	With family	113	77.4
		Alone	33	22.6
8	Average monthly income	Less than 1000	12	8.2
		1001-2000	55	37.7
		2001-3000	12	8.2
		Greater than 3000	67	45.9