Table 3.
Multinomial logistic regression of weight status on diabetes knowledge
| Odds ratios26 and 95 percent confidence intervals (CIs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM symptoms knowledge | DM complications knowledge | General DM knowledge | ||||
| Tertile I to reference category |
Tertile II to reference category |
Tertile I to reference category |
Tertile II to reference category |
Tertile I to reference category |
Tertile II to reference category |
|
| Model 1 | ||||||
| Weigh status | ||||||
| Underweight | 1.38 (0.84–2.27) | 1.43 (0.83–2.44) | 1.61 (1.11–2.32)* | 0.95 (0.63–1.41) | 1.44 (0.92–2.26) | 1.26 (0.79–1.99) |
| Overweight | 1.05 (0.82–1.33) | 0.98 (0.75–1.29) | 0.62 (0.51–0.75)* | 0.77 (0.63–0.93)* | 0.71 (0.57–0.88)* | 0.91 (0.73–1.14) |
| Obese | 0.88 (0.68–1.12) | 0.99 (0.75–1.30) | 0.54 (0.44–0.66)* | 0.80 (0.65–0.97)* | 0.57 (0.46–0.72)* | 0.82 (0.66–1.03) |
| Normal (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model 2 | ||||||
| Weigh status | ||||||
| Underweight | 1.42 (0.86–2.33) | 1.42 (0.83–2.43) | 1.67 (1.51–2.41)* | 0.97 (0.65–1.45) | 1.51 (0.97–2.37) | 1.25 (0.79–1.98) |
| Overweight | 1.03 (0.81–1.31) | 0.99 (0.76–1.30) | 0.61 (0.50–0.74)* | 0.76 (0.62–0.92)* | 0.69 (0.55–0.86)* | 0.92 (0.74–1.15) |
| Obese | 0.87 (0.68–1.12) | 0.99 (0.76–1.31) | 0.54 (0.44–0.66)* | 0.80 (0.66–0.97)* | 0.57 (0.45–0.72)* | 0.83 (0.66–1.04) |
| Normal (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model 3 | ||||||
| Weigh status | ||||||
| Underweight | 1.29 (0.78–2.13) | 1.35 (0.79–2.32) | 1.48 (1.02–2.15)* | 0.94 (0.63–1.41) | 1.31 (0.85–2.12) | 1.18 (0.74–1.87) |
| Overweight | 1.13 (0.88–1.45) | 1.04 (0.79–1.37) | 0.68 (0.55–0.83)* | 0.78 (0.64–0.94)* | 0.77 (0.61–0.96)* | 0.98 (0.78–1.22) |
| Obese | 0.90 (0.70–1.17) | 1.02 (0.77–1.35) | 0.58 (0.47–0.73)* | 0.81(0.66–0.99)* | 0.58 (0.46–0.74)* | 0.86 (0.68–1.08) |
| Normal (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model 4 | ||||||
| Weigh status | ||||||
| Underweight | 1.29 (0.78–2.14) | 1.34 (0.78–2.30) | 1.45 (1.00–2.12) | 0.94 (0.63–1.41) | 1.34 (0.85–2.12) | 1.18 (0.74–1.87) |
| Overweight | 1.11 (0.86–1.42) | 1.04 (0.79–1.37) | 0.71 (0.58–0.86)* | 0.79 (0.65–0.96)* | 0.78 (0.62–0.97)* | 0.98 (0.79–1.23) |
| Obese | 0.87 (0.67–1.12) | 1.01 (0.76–1.35) | 0.64 (0.51–0.79)* | 0.84 (0.68–1.03) | 0.60 (0.47–0.76)* | 0.87 (0.69–1.10) |
| Normal (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Model 1: unadjusted
Model 2: Adjusted for sex and nationality
Model 3: Adjusted for sex, nationality, educational level, marital status, and income
Model 4: Adjusted for sex, nationality, educational level, marital status, income, smoking, history of diabetes, and history of hypertension
*P value < 0.05