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Table 4 Multivariable Logistic Regression analysis of level of understanding of diabetic complications

From: Knowledge of complications of diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the diabetes clinic at Sampa Government Hospital, Ghana: a descriptive study

  

Regression analysis Level of understanding of diabetic complications

 

Total

Adequate (n = 82)

Don’t Know(n = 378)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

P-Value

Age group (years)

 <40

97

14(15.8 %)

49(50.5 %)

1

 

 40–59

295

39(13.1 %)

188(63.9 %)

1.36(0.68–2.75)

0.361

 Above 60

238

29(12.18 %)

140(58.82).

1.34 (0.67–2.82)

0.447

Gender

 Male

243

44(18.0 %)

107(44.0 %)

1.00

 

 Female

387

39(10.0 %)

271(70.0 %)

2.31 (1.56–3.41)

<0.0001

Marital status

 Single

54

10(18.2 %)

15(27.3 %)

1.00

 

 Married

465

58(12.5 %)

295(63.5 %)

3.37 (1.44–7.93)

0.0060

 Widowed

111

14(13.0 %)

63(56.5 %)

2.98 (1.10–8.08)

0.0334

Socioeconomic income

 No income

615

68(11.0 %)

378(61.4 %)

1.00

 

 Yes income

15

15(100.0 %)

0.06 (0.003–0.98)

<0.0001

Highest level of education

 None

495

33(6.6 %)

348(70.3 %)

1.00

 

 Basic

43

9(22.2 %)

19(44.4 %)

0.18(0.082–0.50)

0.0009

 JHS and above

92

39(42.39 %)

15(16.30.0 %)

0.04(0.02–0.08)

<0.0001

Duration of T2D (years)

 <5

450

38 (8.6 %)

315(69.9 %)

1.00

 

 5–9

126

24(19.2 %)

63(50.0 %)

0.31 (0.18–0.57)

0.0002

 ≥10

50

25(37.5 %)

9(12.5 %)

0.04 (0.23–0.62)

<0.0001

Area of residence

 Rural

344

29(8.4 %)

223(64.8 %)

1.00

 

 Urban

286

53(18.6 %)

155(54.2 %)

0.36 (0.22–0.68)

0.0001

  1. Values are presented as N (%) frequency (percentage), OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval variables