Variables | Category | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
DM types | Type 1 | 149 | 37.4 |
Type 2 | 249 | 62.6 | |
Have comorbidity | Yes | 193 | 48.5 |
No | 205 | 51.5 | |
Comorbidity type | Hypertension | 53 | 27.5 |
Cardiovascular | 71 | 36.8 | |
Kidney failure | 26 | 13.5 | |
Neuropathy | 30 | 15.5 | |
Others | 13 | 6.7 | |
Route of medication | Pill | 236 | 59.3 |
Injection | 162 | 40.7 | |
Time since diagnosis | <1 year | 70 | 17.6 |
1–3 years | 153 | 38.4 | |
>3 years | 175 | 44.0 | |
Diabetes follow-up time | <1 year | 88 | 22.1 |
1–3 years | 108 | 27.1 | |
>3 years | 202 | 50.8 | |
Obtained education during follow-up | Yes | 108 | 27.1 |
No | 290 | 72.9 | |
Obtained medication regularly | Yes | 302 | 75.9 |
No | 96 | 24.1 | |
Substance use | Yes | 85 | 21.4 |
No | 313 | 78.6 | |
Type of substance use | Alcohol | 18 | 21.2 |
Khat | 43 | 50.6 | |
Cigarette | 24 | 28.2 | |
A habit of excessive sugar consumption (per week) | Yes | 113 | 28.4 |
No | 285 | 71.6 | |
A habit of physical exercise (per week) | Yes | 156 | 39.2 |
No | 242 | 60.8 | |
Frequency of physical exercise (per week) | Once | 77 | 49.3 |
Twice | 58 | 37.2 | |
Three times | 12 | 7.7 | |
Every day | 9 | 5.8 |
Others: cancer, retinopathy and stroke.