Table 5: Logistic regression analysis of associations between hand disability, age group, socio-demographic characteristics and time since diagnosis among participants with poor hand grip strength (n = 82).
Variable |
Hand Disability |
p-value |
|
ORa |
95% CI |
||
Age category |
|
|
|
Middle age |
1.00 (Ref) |
|
|
Older Adult |
3.34 |
1.08-10.27 |
0.001** |
Gender |
|
|
|
Female |
1.00 (Ref) |
|
|
Male |
0.58 |
0.15-2.17 |
0.462 |
Marital status |
|
|
|
Single/divorced |
1.00 (Ref) |
|
|
Married |
0.94 |
0.31-2.82 |
|
Widow/widower |
1.52 |
1.30-1.77 |
0.121 |
Occupation |
|
|
|
Unemployed |
1.00 (Ref) |
|
|
Civil servant |
1.13 |
0.95-1.34 |
|
Artisan/ Farmer |
0.84 |
0.27-2.49 |
|
Retiree |
2.17 |
1.12-4.14 |
0.206 |
Time since diagnosis of T2DM (year) |
|
|
|
< 5 |
1.00 (Ref) |
|
|
> 5 |
2.83 |
2.58-3.12 |
0.032* |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001; ORa: Adjusted Odd Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval.