Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with T2DM treated with insulin-based therapy attending hospitals in Northwest Ethiopian, 2021 (N=403)
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) | Mean±SD |
| Sex | Male | 221 | 54.8 | |
| Female | 182 | 45.2 | ||
| Age (years) | 55.0 (±10.8) | |||
| Residency | Urban | 237 | 58.8 | |
| Rural | 166 | 41.2 | ||
| Duration of T2DM since diagnosis (years) | 1–5 | 30 | 7.4 | 13.6 (± 3.8) |
| 6–10 | 141 | 35 | ||
| 11–20 | 187 | 46.4 | ||
| > 20 | 45 | 11.2 | ||
| Body weight (kg) | – | – | – | 65.6 (±8.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Underweight | 34 | 8.4 | |
| Normal | 235 | 58.3 | ||
| Overweight | 56 | 13.9 | ||
| Obesity | 78 | 19.4 | ||
| Educational status | Unable to read or write | 55 | 13.6 | |
| Primary school | 133 | 33 | ||
| Secondary school | 150 | 37.2 | ||
| College and above | 65 | 16.1 | ||
| Health insurance | Yes | 306 | 75.9 | |
| No | 97 | 24.1 | ||
| SMBG practice at home | Yes | 125 | 31 | |
| No | 278 | 69 | ||
| Smoking status | Currently smoking | 69 | 17.1 | |
| Previously smoker | 97 | 24.1 | ||
| Nonsmoker at all | 237 | 58.8 | ||
| Work-related physical activity | Sedentary | 181 | 44.9 | |
| Moderate | 138 | 34.3 | ||
| Vigorous | 84 | 20.8 | ||
| Family history of DM | Yes | 263 | 65.3 | |
| No | 140 | 34.7 |
BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.