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Table 3 Associations of socio-demographic characteristics with health attitudes and self-efficacy

From: An examination of the socio-demographic correlates of patient adherence to self-management behaviors and the mediating roles of health attitudes and self-efficacy among patients with coexisting type 2 diabetes and hypertension

Socio-demographic characteristics

Health attitudes

Self-efficacy

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

 Female

0.97 (0.46, 2.03)

0.93

1.18 (0.57, 2.46)

0.66

Age (years)

  < 64

1

 

1

 

  ≥ 64

2.06 (0.97, 4.37)

0.06

2.61 (1.25, 5.45)

0.01*

Education level

 Lower

1

 

1

 

 Higher

1.62 (0.76, 3.48)

0.21

2.14 (1, 4.56)

0.05*

Living status

 Living alone

1

 

1

 

 Living with family/others

0.59 (0.18, 1.89)

0.37

1.02 (0.32, 3.19)

0.98

Perceived health status

 Poor

1

 

1

 

 Good

2.70 (1.32, 5.52)

0.01*

1.85 (0.91, 3.75)

0.09

Diabetes duration (years)

  ≤ 15

1

 

1

 

  > 15

2.04 (0.95, 4.37)

0.07

1.36 (0.65, 2.85)

0.42

Hypertension duration (years)

  ≤ 10

1

 

1

 

  > 10

0.55 (0.25, 1.21)

0.14

1.14 (0.54, 2.43)

0.73

  1. *indicates a significant association