Table VII.
Logistic regression analysis for the predictors of level of awareness of diabetes (n = 500).
| Independent variable | Regression coefficient | Sig. | EXP (B) | 95% Confidence Interval EXP(B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Age group (Ref Middle age) | |||||
| Youth | -0.54 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 1.64 |
| Adult | 0.30 | 0.49 | 1.35 | 0.58 | 3.16 |
| Religion (Ref. Islam) | |||||
| Christianity | 0.40 | 0.26 | 1.50 | 0.74 | 3.02 |
| Years of residence (Ref. more than 30 years) | |||||
| 10 years or less | 0.30 | 0.65 | 1.35 | 0.37 | 5.02 |
| 11 to 20 years | -0.57 | 0.42 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 2.24 |
| 21 to 30 years | -0.46 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 2.51 |
| Monthly income (Ref. More than 20,000) | |||||
| No income | -1.98 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.67 |
| 20,000 or less | -1.27 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 0.99 |
| Employment status (Ref. Retired) | |||||
| Employed | -20.51 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Self-employed | -19.61 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Non-paid employment | -22.57 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Unemployed | -20.03 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ethnic Group (Ref Other tribes) | |||||
| Yoruba | 0.45 | 0.54 | 1.58 | 0.37 | 6.68 |
| Igbo | 1.19 | 0.38 | 3.29 | 0.23 | 47.38 |
| Hausa | -0.35 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.05 | 9.94 |
| Level of Education (Ref Postgraduate degree) | |||||
| No formal schooling | -19.16 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Primary school not completed | -17.89 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Primary school completed | -18.53 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Secondary school not completed | -18.41 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Secondary school completed | -17.25 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| College/University completed | -15.55 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Constant | 40.34 | 0.99 | 3.36E+17 | ||
| Hosmer and Lemeshow test = Chi-square 16.26, sig 0.04 | |||||
| -2 Log Likelihood = 256.729 | |||||
| Nagelkerke R2 = 0.29 | |||||