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. 2015 Nov 24;22:286. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.286.7395

Table 3.

Factors associated with Abnormal Glucose Regulation (AGR) among participants, Kiambu Hospital, Kenya

Variable AGR N (Col%) Normal N (Col%) Unadjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI) P Value
Age45 years
 Yes 100 (94) 172 (75) 4.57 (2.00 - 10.42) 3.23 (1.37 - 7.62) 0.0074
 No 7 55
Level of Education
 None/primary 86 (80) 147 (65) 2.23 (1.27 - 3.86) 2.0 (1.08 - 3.56) 0.027
 Secondary/Tertiary 21 80
BP(SBP or DBP)controlled
 Yes 51 (48) 137 (60) 0.59 (0.38 - 0.95) 0.59 (0.36 - 0.97) 0.037
 No 56 90
BMI
 ≥ 25kg/m2 96 (90) 164 (72) 3.35 (1.68 - 6.67) 3.13 (1.53 - 6.4) 0.0017
 < 25kg/m2 11 63
First degree relative with DM
 Yes 25 (23) 30 (13) 2 (1.11 - 3.16) 2.19 (1.16 - 4.15) 0.011
 No 82 197
Truncal Obesity
 Yes 62 (57.9) 126 (55.5) 1.1 (0.69 - 1.76) - -
 No 45 101
Gender
 Female 37 (81) 167 (74) 1.56 (0.89 - 2.76) - -
 Male 20 60
Employment
 Formal 6 (7) 21 (12) 0.56 (0.22 - 1.45) - -
 Informal 80 158
Marital status
 Married 59 (55) 145 (64) 0.7 (0.44 - 2.76) - -
 Not Married 48 82
Tobacco Use
 Yes 8 (8) 30 (13) 0.53 (0.23 - 1.20) - -
 No 99 197
Harmful alcohol consumption
 Yes 80 (75) 152 (67 1.46 (0.87 - 2.45) - -
 No 27 75
Adequate physical activity
 Yes 64 (60) 148 (65) 0.79 (0.49 - 1.27) - -
 No 43 79
Glucose level ever measured
 Yes 72 (67) 130 (57) 1.53 (0.94 - 2.49) - -
 No 35 97
Glucose level measured in past 12mths
 Yes 50 (69) 87 (67) 1.12 (0.06 - 2.08) - -
 No 22 43