Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with self-care practices among diabetic patients on follow up at Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia, from February 20 to May 20, 2016 (n = 252)
From: Self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetic patients in West Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | Self-care practice | COR (95% CI) p value | AOR (95% CI) p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Sex | Male | 76 | 62 | 1.698 (1.013–2.844) p = 0.044 | 5.551 (2.055–14.997) p = 0.001 |
Female | 77 | 37 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Age | < 30 | 48 | 41 | 0.854 (0.380–1.917) p = 0.702 | – |
30–60 | 89 | 42 | 0.472 (0.215–1.034) p = 0.060 | – | |
> 60 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | – | |
Educational status | No formal education | 36 | 34 | 1.744 (0.767–3.966) p = 0.185 | 1.826 (0.334–9.988) p = 0.487 |
Primary school | 51 | 46 | 1.665 (0.760–3.646) p = 0.202 | 2.026 (0.471–8.718) p = 0.343 | |
Secondary school | 32 | 16 | 0.264 (0.089–0.784) p = 0.037 | 0.127 (0.018–1.098) p = 0.063 | |
College/University | 24 | 13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Occupation | Employed | 38 | 10 | 1.00 | – |
Unemployed | 84 | 47 | 2.126 (0.972–4.651) p = 0.059 | – | |
Farmer | 31 | 42 | 5.148 (2.229–11.890) p < 0.001 | – | |
Residence | Urban | 99 | 30 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 54 | 69 | 4.217 (2.453–7.250) p < 0.001 | 5.517 (2.184–13.938) p < 0.001 | |
BMI | < 18.5 | 15 | 2 | 1.00 | – |
18.5–24.9 | 70 | 72 | 7.714 (1.701–34.978) p = 0.008 | – | |
25–29.9 | 34 | 16 | 3.529 (0.719–17.317) p = 0.120 | – | |
≥ 30 | 34 | 9 | 1.985 (0.382–10.319) p = 0.415 | – | |
Family/social support | Yes | 33 | 31 | 1.00 | – |
No | 120 | 68 | 0.603 (0.340–1.070) p = 0.084 | – | |
Family history of diabetes | Yes | 15 | 17 | 1.00 | – |
No | 138 | 82 | 0.524 (0.249–1.106) p = 0.090 | – | |
Duration of diabetes | < 6 | 56 | 98 | 2.154 (0.966–4.804) p = 0.061 | 41.023 (7.373–228.26) p < 0.001 |
6–10 | 27 | 42 | 1.125 (0.627–2.018) p = 0.693 | 2.768 (0.966–7.933) p = 0.058 | |
> 10 | 16 | 13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Number of medications taken | 1 | 78 | 60 | 1.00 | – |
≥ 2 | 75 | 39 | 0.676 (0.405–1.129) p = 0.135 | – | |
Access for self-monitoring BG | Yes | 19 | 7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 134 | 92 | 1.864 (0.753–4.613) p = 0.178 | 9.448 (2.198–40.617) p = 0.003 | |
Hospitalization due to diabetic related problem | Yes | 30 | 23 | 1.241 (0.672–2.292) p = 0.491 | – |
No | 123 | 76 | 1.00 | – | |
Knowledge of diabetes | Good | 28 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Acceptable | 41 | 12 | 4.098 (0.851–19.738) p = 0.079 | 0.903 (0.104–7.864) p = 0.926 | |
Poor | 84 | 85 | 14.167 (3.271–61.36) p < 0.001 | 67.917 (8.212–561.686) p < 0.001 | |
Anti-diabetic medication | Metformin | 35 | 22 | 1.00 | – |
Insulin | 85 | 74 | 1.385 (0.747–2.569) p = 0.301 | – | |
Insulin and metformin | 8 | 2 | 0.398 (0.077–2.048) p = 0.270 | – | |
Metformin and glibenclamide | 21 | 0 | 0.000 | – | |
Glibenclamide | 4 | 1 | 0.398 (0.042–3.793) p = 0.423 | – | |
Presence of comorbidities | Yes | 42 | 35 | 1.445 (0.839–2.490) p = 0.184 | 18.621 (4.415–78.540) p < 0.001 |
No | 111 | 64 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Type of DM | Type 1 | 85 | 74 | 2.368 (1.360–4.122) p = 0.002 | – |
Type 2 | 68 | 25 | 1.00 | – | |
Glycemic control | ≤ 130 | 64 | 38 | 1.00 | – |
> 130 | 89 | 61 | 1.154 (0.688–1.936) p = 0.586 | – | |