Table 4.

Multiple linear regression analysis of patients with diabetes on follow-up at NSH, East Wollega, West Ethiopia, (n=215)

Variables	Unstandardised coefficient		Standardised coefficient	95% CI		P value
	β	SE	β	Lower	Upper
(Constant)	69.41	10.31		49.16	89.74	0.00***
Sex
Female	1	1	1	1	1	1
Male	5.23	2.11	0.14	1.10	9.36	0.013*
Age	−0.25	0.08	−0.20	−0.43	−0.07	0.007*
Marital status
Single	1	1	1	1	1	1
Married	5.30	2.69	0.11	1.88	10.52	0.04*
Divorced	−4.60	5.26	−0.04	−14.98	5.78	0.38
Widowed	−4.07	3.42	−0.07	−10.81	2.67	0.24
Educational status
Cannot read and write	−8.81	3.06	−0.19	−14.88	−2.82	0.004*
Grade 1–8	−2.94	2.49	−0.07	−7.84	1.97	0.24
Grade 9–12	0.04	2.62	0.001	−5.13	5.22	0.98
College and above	1	1	1	1	1	1
Smoking history
Yes	−9.03	2.66	−0.21	−15.23	−4.69	0.001**
No	1	1	1	1	1	1
Feeling of stigmatised
Yes	−5.25	1.89	−0.15	−8.94	−1.56	0.005*
No	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comorbidity status
Yes	1	1	1	1	1	1
No	6.05	2.18	0.16	1.78	10.33	0.006*
Chronic complication status
Yes	1	1	1	1	1	1
No	6.04	2.28	0.11	1.54	10.53	0.009*
BMI	−3.56	1.71	−0.12	−6.94	−0.18	0.040*
DM duration	0.15	1.10	0.01	−2.02	2.33	0.89
Types of DM
Type 1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Type 2	4.45	2.39	0.12	−0.24	9.17	0.064
Drug regimen
Insulin only	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (OHA)	−5.66	3.46	−0.16	−12.48	1.15	0.103
Both	−1.42	4.02	−0.02	−9.35	6.51	0.72

Dependent variable: overall health related quality of life.

* p<0.05 **p<0.01 ***p<0.001

BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; NSH, Nekemte Specialised Hospital.