Table 3.

Factors associated with glycemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending their follow up at the diabetic clinic of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Ethiopia, 2017. (n = 398).

Variables		Poor glycemic control	Good glycemic control	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age of the patient	18–34 years	3	7	7.4 (1.7,31.9)
	35–50 years	128	61	1.5 (0.8,2.8)
	51–64 years	99	29	0.9 (0.5, 1.8)
	Above 65 years	54	17	1
Marital status	Single	22	22	1
	Married	197	73	0.4 (0.2, 0.7)
	Divorced	56	15	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)
	Separated	7	4	0.6 (0.1, 2.2)
Residence	Urban	157	77	1
	Rural	127	37	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Educational status	Unable to read and write	149	27	1	1
	Able to read and write	50	25	2.6 (1.4,5.0)	3.0 (1.5, 5.7)	0.001
	Primary education	17	13	4.1 (1.8,9.3)	4.5 (1.8, 10.9)	0.001
	Secondary education	34	11	1.7 (0.8, 3.8)	2.2 (1.0, 5.0)	0.066
	College and above	34	37	5.8 (3.1, 10.7)	5.7 (2.9, 11.2)	0.001
Family history of DM	No	215	68	1	1
	Yes	69	46	2.1 (1.3, 3.3)	2.3 (1.4, 3.9)	0.001
Duration of DM since diagnosis	Less than 5 years	155	86	1	1
	5–10 years	89	24	0.5 (0.3, 0.5)	0.6 (0.3, 1.0)	0.062
	Greater than 10 years	40	4	0.2 (0.1,0.5)	0.3 (0.1, 0.9)	0.032
Ever had diabetic education	No	44	240	1
	Yes	10	104	2 (0.9, 3.9)
Dietary adherence	Poor	99	27	1	1
	Good	185	87	1.7 (1.1, 2.8)	2.4 (1.4,4.1)	0.002