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. 2021 Sep 30;12(11):2921–2938. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01152-5

Table 2.

Factors associated with awareness and control of diabetes among Iranian adults between 2014 and 2020

Awareness Control
Adjusted OR* p value Adjusted OR* p value
Sex
 Male 1 1
 Female 1.58 (1.32, 1.9) < 0.001 1.39 (1.19, 1.63) < 0.001
Age categories
 35–44 1 1
 45–54 1.71 (1.44, 2.04) < 0.001 0.66 (0.57, 0.76) < 0.001
 55–64 2.37 (2, 2.81) < 0.001 0.70 (0.61, 0.8) < 0.001
 ≥ 65 2.58 (1.98, 3.37) < 0.001 0.79 (0.66, 0.93) 0.007
Residence
 Urban 1 1
 Rural 0.92 (0.73, 1.16) 0.481 1.06 (0.87, 1.29) 0.557
Marital status
 Non-married 1 1
 Married 1.21 (1.01, 1.45) 0.042 1.04 (0.92, 1.17) 0.515
Education
 Illiterate (no schooling) 1 1
 ≤ 5 years (primary) 0.89 (0.79, 1) 0.058 1.15 (1, 1.32) 0.054
 6–8 years (middle) 0.92 (0.76, 1.12) 0.396 1.2 (1.01, 1.44) 0.040
 9–12 years (secondary) 0.87 (0.68, 1.1) 0.230 1.18 (0.91, 1.54) 0.205
 > 12 years (university) 0.79 (0.64, 0.98) 0.030 1.48 (1.14, 1.92) 0.004
Wealth index
 Quintile 1 (poorest) 1 1
 Quintile 2 1.22 (1.08, 1.37) 0.003 0.9 (0.77, 1.06) 0.200
 Quintile 3 1.12 (1.01, 1.25) 0.034 0.97 (0.82, 1.14) 0.677
 Quintile 4 1.25 (1.12, 1.4) < 0.001 0.94 (0.78, 1.13) 0.495
 Quintile 5 (richest) 1.15 (1.01, 1.31) 0.034 1.03 (0.87, 1.23) 0.695
Body mass index
 Normal 1 1
 Underweight 1.22 (0.64, 2.32) 0.533 1.82 (0.85, 3.92) 0.119
 Overweight 0.66 (0.53, 0.81) < 0.001 1.15 (0.98, 1.35) 0.081
 Obese 0.46 (0.39, 0.55) < 0.001 1.31 (1.15, 1.48) < 0.001
Physical activity
 Low 1 1
 Moderate 0.81 (0.72, 0.91) 0.001 1.06 (0.95, 1.19) 0.284
 High 0.73 (0.62, 0.86) < 0.001 1.09 (1, 1.18) 0.049
Waist to hip ratio
 Normal 1 1
 High 1.33 (1.06, 1.67) 0.014 0.55 (0.5, 0.6) < 0.001
Smoking
 Never 1 1
 Former 0.99 (0.82, 1.2) 0.953 1.09 (0.91, 1.3) 0.345
 Current 0.86 (0.75, 0.99) 0.034 1.01 (0.86, 1.19) 0.867
Ever opium use
 No 1 1
 Yes 1.01 (0.78, 1.3) 0.936 1.08 (0.92, 1.28) 0.325
Ethnicity
 Fars 1 1
 Azari 1.02 (0.82, 1.27) 0.846 1.17 (0.71, 1.93) 0.521
 Balouch 1.71 (1.47, 1.98) < 0.001 0.85 (0.76, 0.94) 0.003
 Kurd 1.14 (0.56, 2.34) 0.709 1.28 (0.53, 3.08) 0.567
 Lor 1.54 (0.93, 2.57) 0.092 1.43 (0.99, 2.06) 0.055
 Arab 1.74 (1.4, 2.15) < 0.001 0.83 (0.5, 1.4) 0.473
 Zaboli 1.30 (1.13, 1.49) < 0.001 1.16 (1.1, 1.21) < 0.001
 Gilak 0.96 (0.8, 1.15) 0.654 0.84 (0.55, 1.3) 0.418
 Turk nomad 1.02 (0.55, 1.89) 0.951 1.23 (0.84, 1.79) 0.283
 Arab nomad 0.85 (0.72, 1.01) 0.069 1.07 (0.75, 1.53) 0.683
 Mazani 1.31 (0.82, 2.07) 0.246 1.22 (0.97, 1.54) 0.084
 Mixed 1.30 (1.03, 1.63) 0.027 1.09 (0.78, 1.51) 0.599

*All variables included in the adjusted model