Table 4: Logistic regression analysis of the association between independent variables and poor glycemic control among T2DM patients in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital South-western, Ethiopia, 2021.
Variables |
Category |
n (%) |
AOR (95% C.I) |
P-value |
Age |
≤ 40 years |
56 (45.9) |
2.98 (1.089-2.023) |
0.034 |
> 40 years |
66 (54.1) |
1 |
||
Sex |
Male |
67 (54.9) |
1.96 (1.043-1.848) |
0.078 |
Female |
55 (45.1) |
1 |
||
Educational status |
Uneducated |
45 (36.9) |
1.75 (1.957-3.649) |
0.009 |
Primary |
39 (32.0) |
1.01 (1.968-1.967) |
0.869 |
|
Secondary |
27 (22.1) |
0.364 (0.067-1.028) |
0.184 |
|
Higher education |
11 (9.0) |
1 |
||
Type of DM drugs |
Metformin |
41 (33.60) |
1.873 (1.921-2.340) |
0.09 |
Glibenclamide and metformin |
19 (15.6) |
1.043 (1.429-3.750) |
0.018 |
|
Glibenclamide |
17 (13.9) |
0.740 (0.694-1.947) |
0.873 |
|
Metformin and NP H insulin |
34 (27.9) |
1.75 (1.967-2.645) |
0.095 |
|
Metformin + Insulin + Glibenclamide |
11 (9.0) |
1 |
||
Adherance |
Low |
56 (45.9) |
2.68 (1.764-4.928) |
0.002 |
Moderate |
38 (31.1) |
1.146 (1.437-2.746) |
0.645 |
|
High |
28 (23.0) |
1 |
||
Social habit |
Cigarette smokers |
38 (31.1) |
1.978 (2.034-3.864) |
0.008 |
Alcohol drinker |
32 (26.2) |
1.34 (1.564-2.853) |
0.07 |
|
Khat chewing |
22 (18.0) |
5.68 (2.968-12.476) |
0.061 |
|
None |
30 (24.6) |
1 |
||
Comorbidity |
Yes |
67 (54.9) |
2.5 (1.967-5.497) |
0.028 |
No |
55 (45.1) |
1 |
||
Duration of treatment |
1-4 years |
62 (50.8) |
0.478 (0.021-1.017) |
0.476 |
5-10 years |
43 (35.2) |
2.15 (1.967-4.231) |
0.005 |
|
> 10 years |
17 (13.9) |
1 |
||
Residency |
Urban |
50 (41.0) |
1.254 (1.694-2.078) |
0.045 |
Rural |
72 (59.0) |
1 |
||
Type of complication |
Retinopathy |
16 (13.1) |
0.285 (0.047-1.074) |
0.178 |
Neuropathy |
17 (13.9) |
1.476 (1.967-2.863) |
0.710 |
|
Nephropathy |
32 (26.2) |
6.45 (3.071-17.632) |
0.005 |
|
Cardiac complications |
12 (9.8) |
1.435 (1.849-2.147) |
0.453 |
|
None |
45 (36.9) |
1 |