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. 2020 Jan 22;61(2):169–178. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2020.61.2.169

Table 4. Relationship between Sociodemographic Factors and Participation in Diabetes Self-Management Education According to Residential Region.

Rural residents Urban residents
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Gender
 Male 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 0.87 (0.80–0.94) 1.07 (0.97–1.18) 0.97 (0.84–1.12) 0.88 (0.81–0.96) 1.09 (0.99–1.20) 0.89 (0.77–1.02)
Age
 30–39 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 40–49 0.87 (0.59–1.26) 0.96 (0.66–1.41) 0.95 (0.65–1.40) 0.70 (0.54–0.92) 0.73 (0.55–0.96) 0.74 (0.56–0.98)
 50–59 0.70 (0.49–0.99) 0.89 (0.62–1.28) 0.91 (0.63–1.31) 0.53 (0.41–0.69) 0.63 (0.48–0.82) 0.63 (0.48–0.82)
 60–69 0.63 (0.45–0.90) 0.90 (0.62–1.30) 0.93 (0.64–1.35) 0.48 (0.38–0.62) 0.65 (0.50–0.85) 0.64 (0.49–0.84)
 ≥70 0.52 (0.37–0.73) 0.83 (0.57–1.20) 0.87 (0.60–1.28) 0.40 (0.31–0.52) 0.61 (0.46–0.80) 0.58 (0.43–0.77)
Marital status
 Married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Divorced or separated 0.99 (0.81–1.20) 0.95 (0.77–1.16) 0.95 (0.77–1.16) 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 1.04 (0.88–1.23) 1.06 (0.89–1.25)
 Widowed 0.72 (0.65–0.80) 0.87 (0.77–0.98) 0.90 (0.79–1.01) 0.73 (0.65–0.81) 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 0.98 (0.86–1.12)
 Single 1.21 (0.91–1.60) 1.05 (0.78–1.41) 1.06 (0.79–1.44) 1.06 (0.83–1.36) 0.93 (0.72–1.22) 0.93 (0.71–1.21)
Educational level
 College or higher 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 High school 0.75 (0.64–0.88) 0.80 (0.68–0.95) 0.81 (0.69–0.96) 0.72 (0.64–0.81) 0.79 (0.70–0.90) 0.79 (0.69–0.90)
 Middle school 0.65 (0.55–0.77) 0.73 (0.61–0.88) 0.74 (0.61–0.89) 0.58 (0.51–0.67) 0.67 (0.57–0.78) 0.67 (0.57–0.78)
 Primary school 0.56 (0.48–0.66) 0.66 (0.55–0.79) 0.66 (0.55–0.79) 0.49 (0.43–0.56) 0.57 (0.49–0.67) 0.56 (0.48–0.66)
 Non-formal education 0.44 (0.38–0.52) 0.54 (0.44–0.66) 0.55 (0.45–0.68) 0.41 (0.36–0.48) 0.49 (0.41–0.60) 0.50 (0.41–0.60)
Monthly household income, thousand KRW
 ≥5000 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 3000–4999 0.96 (0.79–1.16) 1.00 (0.82–1.21) 0.99 (0.81–1.21) 0.89 (0.78–1.02) 0.96 (0.83–1.10) 0.94 (0.81–1.08)
 1000–2999 0.84 (0.70–0.99) 0.95 (0.79–1.14) 0.94 (0.78–1.12) 0.72 (0.64–0.82) 0.85 (0.74–0.98) 0.83 (0.73–0.96)
 <1000 0.65 (0.55–0.77) 0.84 (0.70–1.02) 0.83 (0.68–1.00) 0.54 (0.48–0.62) 0.72 (0.62–0.84) 0.69 (0.59–0.81)
Occupation
 Professional/managerial worker 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Clerk 1.14 (0.80–1.62) 1.11 (0.78–1.58) 1.14 (0.80–1.62) 0.94 (0.75–1.19) 0.92 (0.73–1.17) 0.91 (0.72–1.16)
 Service and sales worker 0.70 (0.54–0.92) 0.85 (0.65–1.13) 0.85 (0.65–1.13) 0.65 (0.53–0.79) 0.83 (0.67–1.02) 0.83 (0.67–1.02)
 Agricultural, forestry, and fishery worker 0.59 (0.47–0.74) 0.85 (0.66–1.10) 0.84 (0.65–1.09) 0.68 (0.49–0.95) 1.07 (0.76–1.52) 1.07 (0.75–1.52)
 Mechanical/manual worker 0.57 (0.44–0.73) 0.76 (0.58–0.99) 0.77 (0.59–1.01) 0.59 (0.49–0.70) 0.84 (0.69–1.02) 0.85 (0.70–1.03)
 Homemaker or student 0.63 (0.50–0.80) 1.02 (0.79–1.31) 0.99 (0.76–1.27) 0.61 (0.52–0.71) 1.02 (0.85–1.23) 0.97 (0.81–1.17)

Data are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval). Model 1 is unadjusted; model 2 is adjusted for sociodemographic factors; and model 3 is adjusted for sociodemographic factors, smoking status, drinking frequency, diagnosis of hypertension, self-perception of blood glucose level, and insulin treatment.