Table 3. Association of socio-demographic characteristics with not being screened for diabetes mellitus (DM) among persons aged ≥30 years seeking care at the outpatient department in the two selected primary healthcare centres from March to May, 2019 (N=512).
| Variable | Total | Not screened
for DM |
RR | 95% CI | p-value | aRR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ||||||||
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 30–39 | 239 | 62 | (25.9) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 40–49 | 155 | 29 | (18.7) | 0.7 | (0.5-1.1) | 0.09 | 0.8 | (0.5-1.2) | 0.2 |
| 50–59 | 66 | 09 | (16.1) | 0.5 | (0.3-1.0) | 0.03 | 0.6 | (0.4-1.3) | 0.2 |
| 60 and above | 52 | 11 | (17.7) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.4) | 0.5 | 0.8 | (0.4-1.3) | 0.4 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Men | 320 | 61 | (19.1) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Women | 192 | 50 | (26.0) | 1.4 | (1.0-1.9) | 0.06 | 1.3 | (1.0-1.8) | 0.04 |
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 303 | 61 | (20.1) | 0.8 | (0.6-1.2) | 0.3 | 0.9 | (0.6-1.2) | 0.3 |
| Rural | 209 | 50 | (23.5) | 1 | 1 | ||||
aRR, adjusted relative risk; CI, confidence interval.