Table 2 Behavioral related 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 (%) | ||
Glucometer at home | Yes | 30 (21.1) | 56 (40.0) |
No | 112 (78.9) | 84 (60.0) | |
Adherence to blood glucose measurement at home | Adhered | 11 (36.7) | 26 (46.4) |
Not adhered | 19 (63.3) | 30 (53.6) | |
Diet Plan | Yes | 14 (9.9) | 39 (27.9) |
No | 127 (90.1) | 101 (72.1) | |
Adherence to diet | Adhered | 2 (14.3) | 11 (28.2) |
Not adhered | 12 (85.7) | 28 (71.8) | |
Medication adherence | Adhered | 94 (66.2) | 97 (69.3) |
Not adhered | 48 (33.8) | 43 (30.7) | |
Exercise adherence | Adhered | 16 (11.3) | 50 (35.7) |
Not adhered | 126 (88.7) | 90 (64.3) | |
Alcohol | Yes | 54 (38.0) | 28 (20.0) |
No | 88 (62.0) | 112 (80.0) | |
Number of bottles per day | ≤ 2 bottle | 30 (55.6) | 17 (60.7) |
> 2 bottles | 24 (44.4) | 11 (39.3) | |
Smoking | Yes | 30 (21.1) | 37 (26.4) |
No | 112 (78.9) | 103 (73.6) | |
Number of packets per day | < 1 packet | 25 (83.3) | 28 (75.7) |
≥ 1 packet | 5 (16.7) | 9 (24.3) | |
Knowledge of DR | Poor | 74 (52.1) | 52 (37.1) |
Good | 55 (38.7) | 66 (47.1) | |
Excellent | 13 (9.2) | 22 (15.7) | |
Attitude toward DR | Negative | 48 (33.8) | 30 (21.4) |
Positive | 94 (66.2) | 110 (78.6) |