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Table 3 Factors associated with dietary practice of type 2 diabetic patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Dietary practice and associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients in Felege Hiwot Regional Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Variable

Dietary practice

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Good practice

Poor practice

Get nutrition education on diabetes diet at hospital

 Yes

48 (49.5)

49 (50.5)

2.1 (1.3, 3.3)

2.5 (1.5, 4.2)**

 No

96 (31.8)

206 (68.2)

1.00

1.00

Availability of fruits

 Yes

44 (46.3)

51 (54.7)

1.7 (1.1, 2.8)

 

 No

100 (32.7)

206 (67.3)

1.00

 

Availability of vegetables

 Yes

37 (46.8)

42 (53.2)

1.7 (1.1, 2.9)

 

 No

107 (33.2)

215 (66.8)

1.00

 

Have family support

 Yes

61 (51.3)

58 (48.7)

2.5 (1.6, 3.9)

2.6 (1.6, 4.2)**

 No

83 (29.4)

199 (70.6)

1.00

1.00

Awareness on diabetes diet

 Yes

120 (40.8)

174 (59.2)

2.3 (1.4, 3.9)

2.6 (1.5, 4.6)**

 No

24 (22.4)

83 (77.6)

1.00

1.00

Educational status

 Less than secondary

92 (30.4)

211 (69.6)

1.00

1.00

 Secondary and above

52 (53.1)

46 (46.9)

2.1 (1.3, 3.4)

1.9 (1.1, 3.2)**

Thinking of low cost of food

 Yes

109 (38.1)

177 (61.9)

1.4 (0.8, 2.2)

 

 No

35 (30.4)

80 (69.6)

1.00

 

Sex

 Male

77 (40.1)

115 (59.9)

1.4 (0.9, 2.1)

 

 Female

67 (32.1)

142 (67.9)

1.00

 

Residence

 Urban

116 (39.5)

178 (60.5)

1.8 (1.1, 3.0)

 

 Rural

28 (26.2)

79 (73.8)

1.00

 

Age (years)

 40–60 

107 (37.0)

182 (63.0)

1.1 (0.7, 1.8)

 

 > 60 

37 (33.0)

75 (67.0)

1.00

 

Marital status

 Married

101 (34.6)

191 (65.4)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

 

 Single/divorced/widowed

43 (39.4)

66 (60.6)

1.00

 
  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, C/I confidence interval
  2. ** P-value < 0.01