Table 2 The Logistic regression for evaluating the demographic, socioeconomic and clinical factors which might be associated with adequate health literacy and better understanding of health education and instructions

O.R.

95% of C.I.

O.R.

95% of C.I.

Age

0.97^*

0.95-0.99

0.97

0.94-1.00

Gender, Female

0.67

0.44-1.03

0.74

0.44-1.27

Educational level > Compulsory school

2.23^*

1.39-3.56

4.99^*

2.43-10.27

Household income above average

2.22^*

1.41-3.48

0.61

0.35-1.09

With family history of DM

1.09

0.71-1.69

1.85^*

1.10-3.11

Without comorbidities

1.03

0.52-2.04

0.73

0.33-1.63

Without complications

0.82

0.53-1.27

0.83

0.49-1.41