Dietary Practice among Type 2 Diabetic Ppatients in Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Health- and treatment-related characteristics of diabetic patients attending follow-up at Arba Minch General Hospital, South Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 352).

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 352)	Percent
Duration of diabetes	≤5 year	193	54.8
	>5 year	159	45.2
Comorbidity	Yes	138	39.2
	No	214	60.8
Current medication	Insulin injection	74	21.0
	Oral medication	244	69.3
	Both	27	7.7
	Diet alone	7	2.0
Regularly attended a diabetic education	Yes	228	64.8
	No	124	35.2
Got nutrition education	Yes	312	88.6
	No	40	11.4
Despondency	Yes	184	52.3
	No	168	47.7
Member of Ethiopian diabetic association	Yes	182	51.7
	No	170	48.3
Body mass index	Underweight	11	3.1
	Normal	123	34.9
	Overweight	134	38.1
	Obese	84	23.9
Central obesity	Normal	101	28.7
	Obese	251	71.3
Members of Ethiopian diabetic association	Yes	182	51.7
	No	170	48.3
Glycemic control	Adequate glycemic control	63	17.9
	Inadequate glycemic control	289	82.1