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. 2022 Mar 15;10:e13102. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13102

Table 2. Prediction factors for medication nonadherence in type 2 diabetes patients.

Intercept and variable Prediction model
β Odds ratio (95% CI)
Intercept −1.01 0.37 [0.14;0.90]
Sex: female (vs male) −0.62 0.54 [0.3;0.85]
Marital status: Single (vs married) 1.50 4.50 [2.21;9.74]
Education level (vs primary)
Secondary −0.53 0.59 [0.37;0.93]
Higher −1.47 0.23 [0.06;0.72]
employment: Unemployed (vs employed) −0.37 0.69 [0.43;1.12]
Distance to hospital: <30 Km (vs ≥30 km) −0.56 0.57 [0.32;1.01]
Self-monitoring of blood glucose
(≥5 times/week):No (vs Yes)
1.17 3.23 [1.81;5.97]
Disease duration (years) (vs <1)
1–5 1.02 2.76 [1.38;5.67]
5–10 1.57 4.80 [2.42;9.85]
≥10 0.89 2.43 [1.29;4.73]
Dosing frequency daily of hypoglycemic agents (pills, insulin, GLP-1) (vs Once)
Twice 1.52 4.58 [2.37;9.08]
Thrice 2.15 8.59 [4.68;16.21]
≥Quartic 0.67 1.96 [1.14;3.42]

Note:

β is the regression coefficient.

CI, confidence interval.