Prevalence and Predictors of Nonadherence to Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic, behavioural, psychosocial, and clinical characteristics of the study participants (n = 322).

Variables		Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	164 (50.9)
	Female	158 (49.1)
Age	<40	165 (51.2)
	40–60	109 (33.9)
	>60	48 (14.9)
	Mean ± SD	44.2 ± 1.3
Marital status	Single	69 (21.4)
	Married	181 (56.2)
	Widowed	49 (15.2)
	Divorced	23 (7.1)
Residence	Urban	178 (55.3)
	Rural	144 (44.7)
Education level	Illiterate	74 (23)
	Primary	112 (34.8)
	Secondary	81 (25.2)
	Tertiary	55 (17)
Monthly income	≤2500 ETB (86.2 USD)	130 (40.4)
	>2500 ETB (86.2 USD)	192 (59.6)
Occupational status	Unemployed	22 (6.8)
	Employed	250 (77.6)
	Pensioner	25 (7.8)
	Housewife	25 (7.8)
Smoking habit	Smoker	45 (14.0)
	Non/ex-smokers	277 (86.0)
Khat chewing	Yes	150 (46.6)
	No	172 (53.4)
Family support	Yes	160 (49.4)
	No	162 (50.6)
Doctor’s instructions regarding diet and exercise	Yes	188 (58.4)
	No	134 (41.6)
Duration of diabetes	≤5	205 (63.7)
	>5	117 (36.3)

ETB: Ethiopian Birr, USD: United States Dollar.