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. 2018 Jul 23;3(4):e000891. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000891

Table 2.

Adjusted ORs showing associations between study population characteristics and ability to correctly report valid answers within five domains of diabetes knowledge

Ability to report valid answers within each of the following domains of knowledge of diabetes
Causes Symptoms Complications Prevention Control
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
AOR
95% CI
Sex Male
Female 1.02
(0.78 to 1.32)
1.13
(0.93 to 1.37)
1.05
(0.80 to 1.37)
0.99
(0.78 to 1.24)
0.96
(0.78 to 1.19)
Age (years) 30–39
40–49 1.02
(0.91 to 1.13)
1.03
(0.93 to 1.15)
1.08
(0.97 to 1.21)
1.01
(0.90 to 1.13)
1.03
(0.92 to 1.15)
50–59 1.00
(0.88 to 1.13)
1.04
(0.91 to 1.19)
1.15
(0.99 to 1.34)
0.91
(0.78 to 1.05)
1.00
(0.87 to 1.15)
60–69 0.84
(0.73 to 0.97)
0.73
(0.63 to 0.84)
0.94
(0.79 to 1.11)
0.71
(0.59 to 0.84)
0.66
(0.56 to 0.78)
70+ 0.45
(0.34 to 0.60)
0.42
(0.33 to 0.53)
0.51
(0.37 to 0.69)
0.47
(0.35 to 0.62)
0.41
(0.33 to 0.52)
Currently married No
Yes 1.04
(0.87 to 1.25)
0.99
(0.85 to 1.16)
1.01
(0.85 to 1.20)
0.87
(0.73 to 1.04)
0.84
(0.71 to 1.00)
Education No formal
Incomplete primary 1.22
(0.97 to 1.55)
1.67
(1.36 to 2.04)
1.61
(1.27 to 2.05)
1.47
(1.18 to 1.82)
1.91
(1.54 to 2.37)
Completed at least primary 1.16
(0.84 to 1.60)
1.77
(1.34 to 2.33)
2.40
(1.78 to 3.23)
1.80
(1.36 to 2.39)
2.12
(1.56 to 2.88)
Literate Illiterate
Literate 1.40
(1.07 to 1.83)
1.12
(0.88 to 1.42)
0.91
(0.71 to 1.18)
1.16
(0.89 to 1.50)
0.84
(0.66 to 1.08)
Occupation Unemployed
Manual 1.12
(0.88 to 1.42)
1.17
(0.98 to 1.40)
1.15
(0.88 to 1.50)
1.11
(0.89 to 1.40)
1.18
(0.96 to 1.45)
Professional 1.34
(1.08 to 1.66)
1.49
(1.21 to 1.83)
1.44
(1.13 to 1.85)
1.38
(1.11 to 1.71)
1.29
(1.02 to 1.64)
Wealth Most poor
2 1.27
(1.07 to 1.52)
1.14
(0.97 to 1.33)
1.03
(0.85 to 1.24)
1.01
(0.85 to 1.19)
0.90
(0.72 to 1.12)
3 1.27
(1.07 to 1.52)
1.41
(1.17 to 1.71)
1.20
(0.98 to 1.47)
1.29
(1.06 to 1.58)
1.38
(1.13 to 1.70)
4 1.60
(1.29 to 1.98)
1.69
(1.37 to 2.09)
1.39
(1.08 to 1.78)
1.71
(1.35 to 2.16)
1.93
(1.59 to 2.35)
Least poor 2.70
(2.14 to 3.41)
2.62
(2.01 to 3.41)
2.31
(1.79 to 2.99)
3.32
(2.55 to 4.31)
3.06
(2.33 to 4.02)
Religion Other
Muslim 1.18
(0.82 to 1.70)
1.17
(0.85 to 1.60)
0.94
(0.66 to 1.33)
0.86
(0.63 to 1.18)
0.93
(0.62 to 1.40)
Diabetic status Normoglycaemic
Intermediate hyperglycaemia 1.03
(0.89 to 1.18)
0.92
(0.79 to 1.07)
0.99
(0.86 to 1.14)
1.06
(0.93 to 1.20)
0.99
(0.87 to 1.14)
Unknown diabetic 1.01
(0.82 to 1.23)
0.96
(0.79 to 1.18)
1.09
(0.87 to 1.36)
1.01
(0.82 to 1.25)
0.93
(0.75 to 1.14)
Known diabetic 1.61
(1.23 to 2.09)
5.17
(3.41 to 7.82)
5.18
(3.75 to 7.14)
4.18
(3.04 to 5.74)
8.43
(4.83 to 14.71)

Results are adjusted for all covariates and for the stratified, clustered survey design.

n for multivariate analysis=12 045 due to missing occupation or diabetic status data for 95 individuals.