Table 7.

Results of logistic regression analysis of improved glycaemia: Correlates with α≤0.1 identified on bivariate regression analysis of categorical variables and the final model with the significant correlates (α≤0.05) of improved glycaemia identified on multivariate regression

Correlate	OR	p Value	95% CI
Bivariate logistic regression
Male gender	2.460	0.049	1.020 to 5.633
Duration of diabetes >10 years	0.200	0.001	0.074 to 0.537
Increased fear of diabetes	0.513	0.050	0.264 to 0.999
Increased perceived ability to control blood glucose	2.250	0.030	1.083 to 4.673
Better adherence to diet suitable for diabetes	2.460	0.049	1.000 to 6.036
Multivariate logistic regression (final model)
Male gender	2.655	0.034	1.078 to 6.537
Duration of diabetes >10 years	0.214	0.003	0.078 to 0.587
Increased fear of diabetes	0.490	0.048	0.242 to 0.994