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Table 2 Identifying socio-demographic factors associated with suboptimal glycemic control among T2DM patients by univariable and multivariable logistic regressions

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with suboptimal glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending public hospitals in the Greater Male’ Region, Maldives: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Factors

Suboptimal glycemic control

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Yes (%)

No (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Total

173 (50.7)

168 (49.3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Sex

        

 Female

113 (50.5)

111 (49.6)

0.97

0.62–1.51

0.884

   

 Male

60 (51.3)

57 (48.7)

1.00

     

Age (years)

        

 ≤40

57 (41.6)

80 (58.4)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 40–60

85 (58.6)

60 (41.4)

1.99

1.24–3.19

0.004*

3.35

1.78–6.30

< 0.001*

 ≥60

31 (52.5)

28 (47.5)

1.55

0.84–2.87

0.159

1.65

0.71–3.87

0.246

Education

        

 No schooling

77 (51.0)

74 (49.0)

0.57

0.29–1.12

0.102

   

 Primary school

33 (35.9)

59 (64.1)

0.31

0.15–0.64

0.001*

   

 Secondary school

32 (64.0)

18 (36.0)

0.98

0.43–2.23

0.952

   

 Tertiary school

31 (64.6)

17 (35.4)

1.00

     

Marital status

        

 Single

44 (49.4)

45 (50.6)

1.37

0.78–2.41

0.276

2.53

1.21–5.30

0.014*

 Married

84 (58.3)

60 (41.7)

1.96

1.18–3.25

0.009*

1.82

0.94–3.53

0.077

 Ever married

45 (41.7)

63 (58.3)

1.00

  

1.00

  

Occupation

        

 Unemployed

74 (43.8)

95 (56.2)

0.70

0.27–1.81

0.464

   

 Government employee

49 (53.3)

43 (46.7)

1.03

0.38–2.76

0.960

   

 Private sector employee

40 (65.6)

21 (34.4)

1.71

0.60–4.87

0.312

   

 Self-employed

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

1.00

     

Monthly income (MVR)

        

 No income

77 (45.0)

94 (55.0)

0.74

0.29–1.91

0.529

   

 ≤ 10,000

52 (57.8)

38 (42.2)

1.23

0.46–3.32

0.681

   

 10,001–20,000

34 (55.7)

27 (44.3)

1.13

0.40–3.18

0.812

   

 ≥ 20,001

10 (52.6)

9 (47.4)

1.00

     

Family members

        

Alone

45 (50.6)

44 (49.4)

0.85

0.50–1.43

0.539

   

 ≤ 5

46 (45.1)

56 (54.9)

0.68

0.41–1.13

0.137

   

 ˃ 5

82 (54.7)

68 (45.3)

1.00

     

Living with

        

 Alone

34 (44.2)

43 (55.8)

0.60

0.35–1.03

0.063

   

 Child

26 (47.3)

29 (52.7)

0.68

0.37–1.25

0.209

   

 Relatives

20 (43.5)

26 (56.5)

0.58

0.30–1.12

0.105

   

 Spouse

93 (57.1)

70 (42.9)

1.00

     
  1. *Significance level α = 0.05