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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 1 Relationship between controlled blood glucose and some factors of the studied subjects

From: Factors affecting glycemic control among Egyptian people with diabetes attending primary health care facilities in Mansoura District

Factors

Total

Controlled HbA1c ≤ 7

Uncontrolled HbA1c > 7

P

OR (95% CI)

Regression

AOR (95% CI)

No.

%

No.

%

Age (years)

        

 < 40

28

13

46.4

15

53.6

 

r

 

 40−

204

71

34.8

133

65.2

0.230

1.62 (0.73-3.60)

 

 60+

70

22

31.4

48

68.6

0.162

1.89 (0.77-4.62)

 

Gender

        

 Males

61

25

41.0

36

59.0

 

r

 

 Females

241

81

33.6

160

66.4

0.281

2.80 (1.39-5.60)

 

Residence

        

 Rural

217

77

35.5

140

64.5

 

r

 

 Urban

85

29

34.1

56

65.9

0.823

3.51 (2.07-5.95)

 

Education

        

 High

40

24

60.0

16

40.0

 

r

 

 Secondary

119

38

31.9

81

68.1

0.002

3.20 (1.52-6.71)

0.27 (0.13-0.57)

 Basic or less

143

44

30.8

99

69.2

<0.001

1.03 (0.52-2.04)

0.24 (0.11-0.51)

Social status

        

 Unmarried

82

31

37.8

51

62.2

 

r

 

 Married

220

75

34.1

145

65.9

0.548

1.18 (0.69-1.99)

 

Smoking

        

 Never smoke

259

90

34.7

169

65.3

 

r

2.25 (0.94-5.48)

 Ex-smokers

22

12

54.5

10

45.5

0.064

0.44 (0.18-1.07)

 

 Current smokers

21

4

19.0

17

81.0

0.143

2.26 (0.74-6.93)

 

Practicing physical ex.

        

 Sports

5

4

80.0

1

20.0

 

r

 

 Walking

109

43

39.4

66

60.6

0.072

6.14 (0.66-56.8)

 

 No

188

59

31.4

129

68.6

0.022

8.75 (0.96-79.7)

3.66 (1.21-8.46)

Family history

        

 Negative

48

20

41.7

28

58.3

 

r

 

 Positive

254

86

37.8

168

62.2

0.298

1.40 (0.74-2.62)

 

Associated diseases

        

 No

99

40

40.4

59

59.6

 

r

 

 Yes

203

66

32.5

137

67.5

0.177

1.41 (0.86-2.31)

 

Hospitalization in last y.

        

 No

255

90

35.3

165

64.7

 

r

 

 Yes

47

16

34.0

31

66.0

0.889

1.07 (0.55-2.04)

 

Family support

        

 Yes

148

56

7.8

92

62.2

 

r

 

 No

154

50

32.5

104

67.5

0.328

1.27 (0.78-2.03)

 

Duration since starting ttt

        

 ≥ 10 year

121

45

37.2

76

62.8

 

r

 

 < 10 year

181

61

33.7

120

66.3

0.534

0.47 (0.29-0.76)

 

Treatment

        

 OHG

194

75

38.7

119

61.3

 

r

 

 Insulin

62

20

32.2

42

67.8

0.364

1.32 (0.72-2.13)

 

 OHG + insulin

46

11

23.9

35

76.1

0.061

2.01 (0.96-4.19)

 

Medication adherence

        

 High

92

38

41.3

54

58.7

 

r

 

 Medium

155

52

33.5

103

66.5

0.221

1.39 (0.82-2.37)

 

 Low

55

16

29.1

39

70.9

0.137

1.72 (0.84-3.51)

 

BMI

        

 Average

15

8

53.3

7

46.7

 

r

 

 Overweight

74

20

26.7

54

73.3

0.050

3.09 (0.99-9.62)

 

 Obese

213

78

36.7

135

63.4

0.196

1.98 (0.69-5.66)

 
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