Table 2.

The Association Between Patient Characteristics and Self-Management of Blood Glucose^a,b

Characteristics	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Functional health literacy
Inadequate	1.00
Adequate	1.50	0.57-3.94
Age
<45	1.00
46-55	1.05	0.36-3.09
>55	1.63	0.52-5.13
Insurance status
No	1.00
Yes	1.75	0.73-4.18
Education
Some college	1.00
<High school	1.96	0.65-5.87
High school	1.36	0.46-4.00
Years with diabetes
≤5	1.00
6-10	0.39	0.11-1.32
>10	0.33	0.11-0.99
Sugar testing record keeping
No	1.00
Yes	1.98	0.80-4.88

^aMultivariate logistic regression analysis.

^bSelf-management of blood glucose is dichotomized: once daily vs 2 or more times daily.