Table 2.
Factors associated with overweight and obesity among T2DM patients
| Variables | Normal weight BMI<25 n(%) |
Over-weight and Obese BMI≥25 n(%) |
Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
| COR(95%CI) | P-value | AOR (95%CI) | P-value | |||
| Sex Female Male |
136(24.2)99(48.8) |
425(75.8) 104(51.2) |
2.975(2.125–4.163) |
<0.001* |
3.004(1.761–5.104) 1 |
<0.001* |
| Age groups (year) <40 41–50 51–60 ≥61 |
34(53.1) 48(31.6) 64(24.3) 85(31.5) |
30(46.9) 10(68.4) 199(75.7) 185(68.5) |
1.210(1.030–1.422) |
0.021* |
2.192(1.116–4.307) 0.992(0.600–1.638) 0.742 (0.477–1.155) 1 |
0.023* 0.974 0.187 |
| Educational level Illiterate Non illiterate |
139(27) 96(38.4) |
375(73) 154(61.6) |
1.682(1.220–2.318) |
0.001* |
1.005(0.656–1.541) 1 |
0.981 |
| -Household members Three and below Between 4 and 7 Above 7 members |
70(31.1) 134(30) 26(31.7) |
155(68.9) 312(70) 56(68.3) |
1.005(0.780–1.297) |
0.967 |
- |
- |
| Occupation Unemployed/housewife Employed |
165(27.2) 70(44.3) |
441(72.8) 88(55.7) |
2.126(1.481–3.051) |
<0.001* |
1.195(0.667–2.141) 1 |
0.550 |
| Diabetes duration (years) < 3 ≥3 |
46(31.7) 186(30.6) |
99(68.3) 421(69.4) |
1.052(0.712–1.553) |
0.800 |
- |
- |
| Glycaemic control HbA1c < 7% HbA1c≥7% |
48(23.5) 144(32.8) |
156(76.5) 295(67.2) |
1.586(1.085–2.320) |
0.017* |
1.594(1.056–2.406) 1 |
0.027* |
| Type of treatment OA alone. Insulin alone OA and insulin Diet |
5(29.4) 76(37.1) 107(29.2) 5(29.4) |
12(70.6) 129(62.9) 256(70.5) 12(70.6) |
1.243(1.015–1.524) |
0.036* |
2.102(0.589–7.503) 1.618(0.958–2.731) 1.398(0.857–2.279) 1 |
0.252 0.072 0.180 |
*
Statistically significant at P value <0.05
COR= Crude Odds Ratio; AOR= Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI= Confidence Interval