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Table 1 Independent predictors for diabetes complications among diabetes mellitus using forward binary logistic regression at Gurage zone hospitals, southwest, Ethiopia (n = 338)

From: Magnitude and associated factors of diabetic complication among diabetic patients attending Gurage zone hospitals, South West Ethiopia

Variables

DM complication

COR (95%) CI

AOR (95%) CI

p-value

No

Yes

Marital status

 Married

81 (60.9%)

150 (73.2%)

1:00

1:00

1:00

 Single

33 (17.3%)

19 (9.3%)

0.45 (0.29, 0.87)

0.93 (0.43, 2.02)

0.931

 Divorced

13 (9.8%)

21 (10.2%)

0.87 (0.42, 1.83)

0.523 (0.23, 1.18)

0.120

 Widowed

16 (12.0%)

15 (7.3%)

0.51 (0.24, 1.17)

0.252 (0.11, 0.59)

0.002*

Glycemic control

 Good

102 (76.7%)

113 (55.1%)

1:00

1:00

1:00

 Poor

31 (23.3%)

92 (44.9%)

2.68 (1.65, 4.36)

1.88 (1.04, 3.39)

0.036*

BMI

 < 18.5

17 (12.8%)

10 (4.9%)

1:00

1:00

1:00

 18.5–24.9

108 (81.2%)

169 (82.4%)

2.66 (1.174, 6.03)

2.26 (0.91, 5.65)

0.08

 ≥ 25

8 (6.0%)

26 (12.7%)

5.53 (1.82, 16.8)

4.42 (1.32, 14.86)

0.016*

Duration of illness (years)

 < 5

79 (59.4%)

71 (34.6%)

1:000

1:00

1:00

 6–10

42 (31.6%)

73 (35.6%)

1.93 (1.18, 3.18)

1.79 (1.02,3.17)

0.044*

 > 10

12 (9%)

61 (29.8%)

5.65 (2.82, 11.34)

4.68 (2.07, 10.61)

< 0.001*

  1. *Shows significant association