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Table 2. Diseases related variables among T2DM patients at WSU teaching hospital
Diseases related variables
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Duration of diabetes (mean ± SD; years)
6.74±5.020
Below (<=10 years)
192
79.0
11-20 years 43
17.7
Above 20 years 8
3.3
History of hospitalization
Yes 80
32.9 No
163
67.1
Presence of comorbidity
137
56.0
107
44.0
Number of comorbidities (mean ± SD)
2.54 ± 1.385
Average Glycaemic level*
(good) 99
40.8
Above 130 (poor)
144
59.2
Types of comorbidity
Hypertension
150
61.8
Peptic ulcer 33
13.4
Heart failure 22
9.2
Gout 17
6.8
Dyslipidaemia 11
4.5
Others** 10
4.3
Number of comorbidity
One
173 71
Two 41
Three and above 29 12
*calculated from at least three consecutive measures of FBS, **CKD, asthma, epilepsy
Hailu Chare Koyra et al. Epidemiology and Predictors of Drug Therapy Problems among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at
Wolaita Soddo University Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia. American Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2017,
Vol. 5, No. 2, doi: /ajps-5-2-4
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