From: Factors associated with glycemic control among diabetic adult out-patients in Northeast Ethiopia
Variables (n = 384) | Poor glycemic control, n (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Residence | |||
Rural | 91 (79.8) | 2.61 (1.37–4.96) | 0.004* |
Urban | 181 (67.0) | 1 | |
Educational status | |||
Illiterate | 96 (80.0) | 7.10 (2.94–17.17) | < 0.001* |
Read and write | 25 (75.8) | 3.53 (1.52–8.21) | 0.003* |
1–8 | 64 (67.4) | 2.68 (0.92–7.80) | 0.077 |
9–12 | 61 (69.3) | 2.49 (0.69–8.99) | 0.163 |
College and above | 25 (52.1) | 1 | |
Occupation | |||
Students | 32 (78.1) | 2.89 (0.99–8.00) | 0.051 |
Employee | 26 (54.2) | 1 | |
Housewives | 94 (75.2) | 2.25 (0.81–6.24) | 0.120 |
Merchants | 33 (80.5) | 3.39 (1.16–9.96) | 0.026* |
Others | 86 (66.7) | 0.95 (0.44–2.05) | 0.895 |
Duration of DM (years) | |||
< 10 | 188 (66.9) | 1 | |
≥10 | 84 (81.6) | 2.20 (1.18–4.08) | 0.013* |
Type of treatment | |||
Oral anti-diabetics | 185 (77.4) | 5.13 (2.10–12.52) | < 0.001* |
Insulin | 70 (66.0) | 3.26 (1.26–8.48) | 0.015* |
Oral anti-diabetics and insulin | 17 (43.6) | 1 |