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Table 5 Multivariable regression analysis of knowledge and attitude score as a dependent variable with other parameters of the respondents

From: Awareness regarding risk factors of type 2 diabetes among individuals attending a tertiary-care hospital in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

a. Dependent variable: Knowledge

Predictor variable

B1 ± SE

Beta2

P value

CI for B

Age

0.03 ± 0.92

0.104

0.153

-0.495, 3.137

Sex

-0.101 ± 0.495

-0.02

0.838

-1.074, 0.871

Education

    

  Illiterate

Reference category

-

-

-

  Primary

0.335 ± 0.357

0.052

0.349

-0.367, 1.038

  Secondary-higher secondary

1.678 ± 0.32

0.337

0.0001

1.049, 2.306

  Graduate and above

2.318 ± 0.426

0.372

0.0001

1.479, 3.156

Occupation

    

  Unemployed

Reference category

-

-

-

  Housewife

0.441 ± 0.627

0.09

0.48

-0.79, 2.939

  Service

1.027 ± 0.464

0.182

0.027

0.115, 1.939

  Business

0.75 ± 0.487

0.115

0.125

-0.209, 1.708

Monthly family income

3.394E-06

0.029

0.537

0.000, 0.000

Family history of diabetes

-0.696 ± 0.224

-0.142

0.002

-1.136, 0.256

Acquisition of information

-0.482 ± 0.348

-0.063

0.167

-1.165, 0.202

BMI

0.075 ± 0.029

0.116

0.01

0.018, 0.132

b. Dependent variable: Attitude

Age

0.007 ± 0.014

-0.024

0.607

-0.034, 0.02

Sex

0.897 ± 0.574

0.152

0.119

-0.232, 2.025

Education

    

  Illiterate

Reference category

-

-

-

  Primary

0.580 ± 0.415

0.076

0.164

-0.237, 1.396

  Secondary-higher secondary

0.805 ± 0.384

0.135

0.037

0.05, 1.559

  Graduate and above

0.864 ± 0.511

0.116

0.092

-0.14, 1.869

Occupation

    

  Unemployed

Reference category

-

-

-

  Housewife

-1.44 ± 0.72

-0.246

0.047

-2.865, 0.022

  Service

-0.405 ± 0.541

-0.06

0.454

-1.46, 0.658

  Business

0.34 ± 0.565

0.044

0.547

-0.770,1.451

Monthly family income

6.172E-06

0.044

0.333

0.000, 0.000

Family history of diabetes

0.522 ± 0.210

0.106

0.013

0.109, 0.935

Acquisition of information

-0.512 ± 0.403

-0.056

0.204

-1.304, 0.280

BMI

0.019 ± 0.034

0.025

0.571

-0.048, 0.086

Knowledge

0.514 ± 0.058

0.43

0.0001

0.399, 0.629

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index.
  2. [1 = Unstandardized sample regression co- efficient, 2 = Standardized sample regression co- efficient].
  3. Adjusted R2 (a) for Knowledge- 27%; Overall model F-test, p = 0.0001 (b) for Attitude- 31%; Overall model F-test, p = 0.0001.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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