Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of diabetic patients at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 282)
From: Determinants of diabetic retinopathy in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia: a case–control study
Variable | Category | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Age | < 60 years | 102 (71.8) | 116 (82.8) |
≥ 60 years | 40 (28.2) | 24 (17.2) | |
Sex | Male | 80 (56.3) | 60 (42.9) |
Female | 62 (43.7) | 80 (57.1) | |
Marital Status | Single | 16 (11.3) | 37 (26.4) |
Married | 91 (64.1) | 86 (61.4) | |
Divorced | 19 (13.4) | 10 (7.1) | |
Widowed | 16 (11.3) | 7 (5.0) | |
Residence | Urban | 85 (59.9) | 82 (58.6) |
Rural | 57 (40.1) | 58 (41.4) | |
Educational Status | Unable to read and write | 17 (12.0) | 15 (10.7) |
Read and write | 24 (16.9) | 17 (12.1) | |
Primary | 18 (12.7) | 15 (10.7) | |
Secondary | 23 (16.2) | 20 (14.3) | |
Diploma | 30 (21.1) | 34 (24.3) | |
Degree and above | 30 (21.1) | 39 (27.9) | |
Occupational Status | Farmer | 18 (12.7) | 12 (8.6) |
Government Employee | 36 (25.4) | 65 (46.4) | |
Self-employee | 24 (16.9) | 19 (13.6) | |
Private business | 36 (25.4) | 27 (19.3) | |
Non-employee | 22 (15.5) | 7 (5.0) | |
Student | 6 (4.2) | 10 (7.1) | |
Monthly Income | ≤ 1500 ETB | 45 (31.7) | 47 (33.6) |
> 1500 ETB | 97 (68.3) | 93 (66.4) |