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. 2016 Sep 20;40(6):447–453. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2016.40.6.447

Table 2. Odds ratio for participation in diabetes education.

Variable Odds ratio (95% CI) P value
Age 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.209
Female sex 0.91 (0.57–1.45) 0.695
Diabetes duration 1.04 (1.01–1.06) 0.004
Fasting plasma glucose 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 0.074
Alcohol ≥4/wk 0.84 (0.43–1.65) 0.617
Non-smoking 1.42 (0.87–2.32) 0.156
Occupation
 White collar vs. blue collar 0.73 (0.39–1.35) 0.315
 None 1.41 (0.81–2.46) 0.228
Household income
 Highest quartile vs. 3rd quartile 0.89 (0.52–1.53) 0.680
 2nd quartile 0.87 (0.54–1.39) 0.548
 1st quartile 0.69 (0.42–1.14) 0.146
Educational backgrounds
 College vs. senior high school 0.61 (0.34–1.12) 0.112
 Junior high school 0.47 (0.24–0.91) 0.026
 Elementary school 0.34 (0.17–0.65) 0.001
Non-insulin treatment 0.37 (0.21–0.64) <0.001

CI, confidence interval.