Table 5.
The final multivariable binary logistic regression model showing risk factors independently associated with gestational diabetes mellitus among the person of working age in Hadiya Zone public Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: August 2019-December 2020 (n = 420).
| Variable | Gestational diabetes mellitus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes GDM | No GDM | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Residency | |||||
| Urban | 75 (35.7) | 135 (64.3) | 0.360 (0.227, 0.570) | 2.181 (1.274, 3.733)∗ | 0.0004 |
| Rural | 35 (16.7) | 175 (83.3) | 1 | ||
| Education of mothers | |||||
| Primary education | 47 (32.2) | 99 (67.8) | 3.57 (1.017, 2.486) | 2.286 (1.396, 3.745)∗ | 0.001 |
| Secondary education and above | 63 (23) | 211 (77) | 1 | ||
| Previous history abortion | |||||
| Yes | 100 (42) | 138 (58) | 1 | ||
| No | 10 (5.5) | 172 (94.5) | 0.080 (0.040, 0.160) | 0.097 (0.048, 0.196) ∗ | 0.001 |
| Gestational age in weeks | |||||
| 2nd trimesters (24-28 wks.) | 88 (29.1) | 214 (70.9) | 1 | ||
| 3rd trimesters (29-32wks) | 22 (18.6) | 96 (81.4) | 5.950 (0.329, 0.943) | 0.393 (0.213, 0.723)∗ | 0.003 |
| Coffee drink | |||||
| Yes | 99 (25.4) | 291 (74.6) | 1 | ||
| No | 11 (36.7) | 19 (63.3) | 1.702 (0.783, 3.700) | 2.704 (1.044, 7.006)∗ | 0.041 |
| Dietary diversity status | |||||
| Inadequate (<5) | 54 (18.6) | 236 (81.4) | 1 | ||
| Adequate (≥5) | 56 (43.1) | 74 (56.9) | 0.302 (0.192, 0.477) | 2.740 (1.585, 4.739)∗ | 0.001 |
1: reference, ∗ shows the variable significance at P value ≤ 0.05 in multivariable analysis.