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. 2019 Oct 31;9(10):e030158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030158

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with undiagnosed diabetes among residents of Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia, 2018 (n=607)

Variables Undiagnosed DM COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) P value
Yes No
Marital status
 Single 10 192 0.35 (0.17 to 0.71) 0.69 (0.27 to 1.76) 0.44
 Ever married 52 353 1 1
Age (years)
 18–24 7 150 1 1
 25–34 7 176 0.85 (0.29 to 2.48) 0.53 (0.16 to 1.76) 0.30
 35–44 17 92 3.96 (1.58 to 9.91) 1.93 (0.62 to 6.0) 0.25
 45–54 10 52 4.12 (1.49 to 11.38) 1.79 (0.51 to 6.30) 0.36
 55–64 21 75 6.0 (2.44 to 14.74) 2.08 (0.63 to 6.90) 0.22
Level of education
 No formal education 14 68 1 1
 Primary and secondary 30 271 0.53 (0.27 to 1.06) 0.84 (0.38 to 1.83) 0.66
 Diploma and above 18 206 0.42 (0.20 to 0.89) 0.81 (0.33 to 1.97) 0.64
Ever checked blood glucose*
 Yes 36 170 3.05 (1.78 to 5.22) 1.91 (1.03 to 3.51) 0.037
 No 26 375 1 1
Family history of DM*
 Yes 15 63 2.44 (1.29 to 4.62) 2.50 (1.21 to 5.18) 0.013
 No 47 482 1 1
History of hypertension
 Yes 14 30 5.0 (2.48 to 10.08) 2.02 (0.91 to 4.53) 0.085
 No 48 515 1 1
BMI (kg/m2)*
 ≤24.9 27 376 1 1
 ≥25 35 169 2.88 (1.69 to 4.91) 1.89 (1.04 to 3.43) 0.035
Know symptoms of DM*
 Yes 19 224 1 1
 No 43 321 1.57 (0.89 to 2.78) 2.06 (1.08 to 3.89) 0.026

*Shows a pvalue less than 0.05.

AOR, adjusted OR; BMI, body mass index; COR, crude OR; DM, diabetes mellitus.