Table 2: Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of determinant factors associated with diabetic complications at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

Variables

Diabetic Complications, n (%)

Bivariate logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

Yes

No

COR

P-Value

AOR

 (95%CI)

p-value

Gender

Female

43 (23.1)

143 (76.9)

1

 

1

 

 

Male

77 (44)

98 (56)

2.6

≤ 0.01

2.6

 (1.59, 4.25)

≤ 0.01*

Age

< 30

7 (17.9)

32 (82.1)

1

-

 

-

0.426

30-60

69 (30.7)

156 (69.3)

0.5

0.11

0.806

 (0.3, 2.2)

0.670

> 60

44 (45.4)

53 (54.6)

0.3

≤ 0.01

0.585

 (0.21, 1.7)

0.316

Marital status

Single

15 (27.8)

39 (72.2)

1

-

 

-

-

Married

85 (32.6)

176 (67.4)

0.8

0.39

 

-

-

Divorced

3 (50)

3 (50)

0.4

0.27

 

-

-

Widowed

17 (42.5)

23 (57.5)

0.5

0.14

 

-

-

Residence

Urban

111 (33.2)

223 (66.8)

1

 

 

-

-

Rural

9 (33.3)

18 (66.7)

1.0

0.99

 

-

-

Educational status

No formal education

22 (33.3)

44 (66.7)

1

0.33

 

-

-

Primary                  

58 (38.2)

94 (61.8)

0.8

0.5

 

-

-

Secondary

24 (27.9)

62 (72.1)

1.3

0.47

 

-

-

Tertiary

16 (28.1)

41 (71.9)

1.3

0.53

 

-

-

Type of Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1

12 (20.7)

46 (79.3)

1

 

 

-

-

Type 2

108 (35.6)

195 (64.4)

0.47

0.03

0.52

 (0.23, 1.18)

0.12

Duration of Diabetes Mellitus (years)

< 5

22 (29.7)

52 (70.3)

1

0.01

 

-

0.93

6-10

41 (26.1)

116 (73.9)

1.2

0.57

1.2

 (0.23, 6.6)

0.81

> 10

57 (43.8)

73 (56.2)

0.5

0.05

0.94

 (0.11, 8.20)

0.96

Duration of Treatment (years)

< 5

23 (29.1)

56 (70.9)

1

0.01

 

-

0.92

6-10

43 (26.7)

118 (73.3)

1.1

0.7

0.84

 (0.16, 4.4)

0.84

> 10

54 (44.6)

67 (55.4)

0.5

0.03

0.65

 (0.08, 5.50)

0.69

Regular exercise

Yes

51 (34)

99 (66)

1

 

 

-

-

No

69 (32.7)

142 (67.3)

1.1

0.8

 

-

-

Social drug use

Yes

19 (39.6)

29 (60.4)

1

 

 

-

-

No

101 (32.3)

212 (67.7)

1.4

0.32

 

-

-

BMI

Underweight

2 (13.3)

13 (86.7)

1

0.44

 

-

-

Normal

56 (35.4)

102 (64.6)

0.28

0.1

 

-

-

Overweight

43 (32.8)

88 (67.2)

0.32

0.14

 

-

-

Obese

19 (33.3)

38 (66.7)

0.31

0.15

 

-

-

Comorbidities

Yes

71 (39)

111 (61.0)

1

 

 

-

-

No

49 (27.4)

130 (72.6)

1.7

0.02

1.5

 (0.92, 2.5)

0.10

FBS

< 126

18 (26.1)

51 (73.9)

1

 

 

-

-

≥ 126

102 (34.9)

190 (65.1)

0.66

0.16

1.3

 (0.6, 2.6)

0.52

HbA1c

< 7

13 (15.9)

69 (84.1)

1

 

 

-

-

≥ 7

107 (38.4)

172 (61.6)

2.3

≤ 0.01

2.34

 (1.4, 6.3)

≤ 0.01*