Table 3.
Factors associated with abdominal obesity among T2DM patients
| Variables | Waist circumference | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
| Normal n(%) | Obese n (%) |
COR(95%CI) | P-value | AOR (95%CI) | P-value | |
| Sex Female Male |
38(13.6) 56(70.9) |
241(86.4) 23(29.1) |
2.945(1.925–4.506) |
<0.001* |
2.654(1.507–4.671) 1 |
0.001* |
| Age groups (year) <40 41–50 51– 60 ≥61 |
4(26.7) 21(28) 28(23.1) 38(28.4) |
11(73.3) 54(72) 93(76.9) 96(71.6) |
1.205(1.016–1.429) |
0.032* |
2.565(1.187–5.544) 1.320 (0.830–2.100) 0.962 (0.655–1.414) 1 |
0.117 0.241 0.844 |
| Educational level Illiterate Non illiterate |
58(21.6) 36(40.4) |
211(78.4) 53(59.6) |
0.809(0.576–1.137) |
0.222 |
- |
- |
| Household members Three and below Between 4 and 7 Above 7 members |
25(25) 57(26.6) 12(29.3) |
75(75) 175(73.4) 29(70.7) |
1.734(0.566–0.950) |
0.199 |
- |
- |
| Occupation Unemployed/ housewife Employed |
57(19.1) 37(61.7) |
241(80.9) 23(8.7) |
2.518(1.590–3.988) |
<0.001* |
0.721 (0.389–1.336) 1 |
0.298 |
| Diabetes duration (years) < 3 ≥3 |
19(31.1) 75(25.6) |
42(68.9) 218(74.4) |
1.285(0.871–1896) |
0.206 |
- |
- |
| Glycaemic control HbA1c < 7% HbA1c ≥ 7% |
29(11) 49(24) |
71(89) 155(76) |
1.205(0.838–1.734) |
0.315 |
- |
- |
| Type of treatment OA alone Insulin alone OA and insulin Diet |
52(29.7) 24(28.9) 16(17.2) 9(52.9) |
123(70.3) 52(71.1) 77 (82.8) 8(47.1) |
1.246(1.042–1.489) |
0.016* |
2.794(0.958–8.154) 2.927(1.031–8.757) 1.820(0.612–5.411) 1 |
0.060 0.048* 0.282 |
*
Statistically significant at P value <0.05
COR= Crude Odds Ratio; AOR= Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI= Confidence Interval