Odds ratio of binary logistic regression showing influence of socio-demographic characteristics on self-care practices.

Table 4: Odds ratio of binary logistic regression showing influence of socio-demographic characteristics on self-care practices.

Characteristics predicting SCP	SBGM		Healthy Eating		Medication Adherence		General body and foot care		Exercise
Characteristics predicting SCP	OR	p-value	OR	p-value	OR	p-value	OR	p-value	OR	p-value
Gender
Male^RC	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-
Female	2.651	0.002	1.022	0.030	1.443	0.050	0.446	0.043	1.049	0.019
Age
< 44 years^RC	1.000	-	1.000	-			1.000	-	1.000	-
45-54 years	1.231	0.030	1.445	0.006	1.317	0.046	1.435	0.019	1.000	0.071
55-64 years	1.451	0.010	1.499	0.047	1.822	0.052	1.493	0.029	1.165	0.476
65 years+	2.110	0.001	0.672	0.764	1.816	0.008	1.541	0.151	1.227	0.096
Education
Primary^RC	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-
Secondary	1.345	0.030	1.659	0.009	1.600	0.007	1.154	0.017	1.307	0.489
Higher	1.567	0.003	1.925	0.026	1.639	0.006	1.642	0.007	1.719	0.251
Income
5000-10,000^RC	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	1.000	-
11,000-50,000	1.242	0.006	1.153	0.006	1.000	0.007	1.069	0.608	1.018	0.001
51,000-100,000	1.621	0.021	1.163	0.027	1.222	0.021	1.410	0.052	1.068	0.027
100,001+	1.717	0.006	1.720	0.178	1.673	0.047	1.926	0.016	1.712	0.436

RC: Reference Category; OR: Odd Ratios