Research Article
Blood Pressure Control and Associated Factors among Hypertension Comorbid Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Southeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Dietary and behavioral characteristics of study participants at Bale Zone selected public hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020/2021 (n = 378).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Current alcohol drinker | Yes | 122 | 32.3 | No | 256 | 67.7 |
| Frequency of alcohol consumption | Daily | 6 | 1.5 | 5–6 days per week | 12 | 3.2 | 1–4 days per week | 28 | 7.4 | 1–3 days per week | 38 | 10.1 | Less than once per week | 38 | 10.1 | Do not use | 256 | 67.7 |
| Do you smoke a cigarette? | Yes | 61 | 16.1 | No | 317 | 83.9 |
| Do you smoke cigarettes now? | Current smoker | 59 | 15.6 | Ex-smoker | 2 | 0.5 | Never smoke | 317 | 83.9 |
| Vigorous intensive activity | Yes | 43 | 11.4 | No | 335 | 88.6 |
| Moderate intensive activity | Yes | 127 | 33.6 | No | 251 | 66.4 |
| Do you walk or bicycle? | Yes | 42 | 11.1 | No | 336 | 88.9 |
| Transportation | Use vehicle | 352 | 93.1 | On foot | 23 | 6.1 | Alternatives | 3 | 0.8 |
| Eating animal sources of fatty flesh meat | Yes | 272 | 72.0 | No | 106 | 28.0 |
| Eating high-calorie eggs | Yes | 337 | 89.2 | No | 41 | 10.8 |
| Eating high-calorie food (burger, kukisi, and pizza) | Yes | 51 | 13.5 | No | 327 | 86.5 |
| Salt intake level/day | Less than one teaspoon/day | 208 | 55.0 | One teaspoon/day | 42 | 11.2 | Above one teaspoon/day | 22 | 5.8 | Do not use/day | 106 | 28.0 |
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