Table II.
Predictors of Loss to Follow‐Up
| Sex‐ and Age‐Adjusted | Multivariate (Backward Selection) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | OR (95% CI) | P Value | OR (95% CI) | P Value |
| Sex (women vs men) | 0.83 (0.50–1.35) | .45 | – | – |
| Age (per year) | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | .37 | – | – |
| Origin (new patient vs survey) | 0.16 (0.09–0.27) | <.001 | 0.018 (0.007–0.048) | <.0001 |
| Setting (rural vs urban) | 1.88 (1.1–3.23) | .02 | 0.42 (0.18–0.97) | .04 |
| Diabetes (yes vs no) | 0.35 (0.18–0.69) | .002 | 0.40 (0.14–1.14) | .08 |
| Follow‐up visits (per visit) | 0.68 (0.60–0.77) | <.0001 | 0.56 (0.48–0.67) | <.0001 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.