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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Impaired glomerular filtration rate, high grade albuminuria and associated factors among adult patients admitted to tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age

<40 year

175

41.5

40–59 year

122

28.9

> = 60 year

125

29.6

Mean ± SD

45.37 ± 18.5

Sex

Male

215

50.9

Female

207

49.1

Marital status

Married

343

81.3

Single

54

12.8

Widowed

16

3.8

Divorced

9

2.1

Religion

Muslim

293

69.4

Christian

129

30.6

Occupation

Farmer

162

38.4

Housewife

105

24.9

Merchant

63

14.9

Student

40

9.5

Employee

27

6.4

Daily laborer

12

2.8

Others

13

3.1

Educational status

Illiterate

191

45.3

Grade 1–8

167

39.6

Grade 9–12

31

7.3

College/University

33

7.8

Residence

Rural

254

60.2

Urban

168

39.8