Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics by physical inactivity study participants at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar Ethiopia, 2018(n = 302).

From: Prevalence and associated factors of physical inactivity among adult diabetes mellitus patients in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Inactive N (%)

Active N (%)

Gender

Male

43 (24.7%)

131 (75.3%)

Female

49 (38.3%)

79 (61.7%)

Age

18–39

2 (3.8%)

50 (96.2%)

40–49

8 (8.7%)

84 (91.3%)

50–59

37 (35.2%)

68 (64.8%)

≥ 60

45 (84.9)

8 (15.1%)

Religion

Orthodox Christian

58 (24.7%)

177 (75.3%)

Muslim

29 (55.8%)

23 (44.2%)

Protestant

5 (33.3%)

10 (66.7%)

Marital status

Married

53(25.2%)

157(74.8%)

Divorced

1(6.7%)

14(93.3%)

Separated

33(31.7%)

71(68.3%)

Widowed

35(92.1%)

3(7.9%)

Educational status

  

No formal education

36 (42.9%)

48 (57.1%)

Primary education

17 (34.0%)

33 (66.0%)

Secondary education

20 (29.9%)

47 (70.1%)

College and above

19 (18.8%)

82 (81.2%)

Occupation

Farmer

5 (14.7%)

29 (85.3%)

Merchant

Private employee

5 (14.3%)

2 (6.1%)

30 (85.7%)

31 (93.9%)

Government employee

14 (15.9%)

74 (84.1%)

House wife

38 (52.8%)

34 (47.2%)

Other

28 (70.0%)

12 (30.0%)

Place of residency

Urban

84 (34.3%)

161 (65.7%)

Rural

8 (14.0%)

49 (86.0%)

Type of DM

Type one

13 (16.0%)

68 (84.0%)

Type two

79 (35.7%)

142 (64.3%)

Duration of DM

< 7 year

28 (15.9%)

148 (84.1%)

≥ 7 year

64 (50.8%)

62 (49.2%)

Monthly income

< 1000 ETB

9(19.6%)

37(80.4%)

1000–1999 ETB

5 (29.4%)

12 (70.6%)

2000–2999 ETB

9 (17.6%)

42 (82.4%)

≥ 3000 ETB

69 (36.7%)

119 (63.3%)