Table 3.

Determinants and predictors of the perceived glycemic control during COVID-19 related home confinement among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Variable			Less Controlled N (%)	Univariable analysis p-value*	Multivariable analysis
					AOR (95%CI)	p-value
Age	18–34		8 (20.5)	0.229	1.32 (0.11–16.00)	0.826
	35–44		19 (27.5)		3.07 (0.29–32.81)	0.353
	45–54		8 (17.0)		3.22 (0.29–36.36)	0.344
	≥55		1 (6.3)		1 [Reference]
Gender	Male		20 (17.1)	0.062	0.88 (0.30–2.53)	0.807
	Female		16 (29.6)		1 [Reference]
Nationality	Arab		30 (19.5)	0.129	0.58 (0.15–2.31)	0.440
	Non-Arab		6 (35.3)		1 [Reference]
Highest degree of education	No formal education		0 (0.0)	0.834	–	–
	High school diploma		6 (20.0)		–	–
	College or Higher		28 (20.9)		–	–
	Vocational training		2 (33.3)		–	–
Employment status	Employed		27 (18.2)	0.030	0.60 (0.16–2.28)	0.454
	Not employed		9 (39.1)		1 [Reference]
Marital status	Married		33 (21.2)	>0.999	–	–
	Not married		3 (20.0)		–	–
Comorbid disease/s	No		27 (21.3)	>0.999	–	–
	Yes		9 (20.5)		–	–
Being previously active (attending gym regularly	Yes		10 (31.3)	0.117	1.72 (0.60–4.97)	0.314
	No		26 (18.7)		1 [Reference]
Number of unhealthy dietary change	None		7 (11.9)	0.001	1 [Reference]
	Yes	1	2 (6.9)		0.38 (0.07–2.12)	0.268
		2	7 (25.0)		1.18 (0.30–4.70)	0.815
		3	5 (26.3)		1.09 (0.22–5.41)	0.917
		4	7(30.4)		2.89 (0.70–11.95)	0.143
		5	8 (61.5)		7.27 (1.58–33.53)	0.011
Mean difference for less controlled
Exercise time difference†(Hours/day)			−0.65	0.001	0.67 (0.43–1.05)	0.080
Sitting/reclining time difference†(Hours/day)			3.06	0.020	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	0.837
Screen time Difference†(Hours/day)			3.75	<0.001	1.16 (0.99–1.34)	0.055

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

* Variables with P-value <0.250 were included in the multivariable logistic regression model.