Table 4.
Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among patients with diabetes attending chronic care at Arba Minch Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2021
| Musculoskeletal disorders | ||||
| Variables | No no (%) | Yes no (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 139 (68.81) | 63 (31.19) | 2.905 (1.69 to 4.98) | 7.08 to 22.19) |
| Male | 141 (86.50) | 22 (13.50) | 1 | 1 |
| Age in years | ||||
| <50 years | 163 (85.34) | 28 (14.66) | 1 | 1 |
| ≥50 years | 117 (67.24) | 57 (32.76) | 2.84 (1.70 to 4.73) | 5.86 (2.66 to 12.91) |
| Residency | ||||
| Rural | 93 (72.09) | 36 (27.91) | 1.48 (0.89 to 2.43) | 2.38 (1.06 to 5.33) |
| Urban | 187 (79.24) | 49 (20.76) | 1 | 1 |
| Education | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 11 (78.57) | 3 (21.43) | 2.46(.56 to 10.68) | 0.47(.022 to 10.09) |
| Able to read and write | 70 (66.67) | 35 (33.33) | 4.5 (1.95 to 10.38) | 4.21 (0.71 to 24.87) |
| Primary education | 73 (74.49) | 25 (25.51) | 3.08 (1.30 to 7.28) | 6.25 (1.16 to 3.70) |
| Secondary school | 54 (79.41) | 14 (20.59) | 2.33 (0.91 to 5.96) | 5.45 (1.17 to 5.31) |
| College and above | 72 (90.00) | 8 (10.00) | 1 | 1 |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||
| No | 198 (81.15) | 46 (18.85) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 52 (62.65) | 31 (37.35) | 2.57 (1.48 to 4.44) | 3.85 (1.84 to 8.06) |
AOR (95% CI), adjusted OR at 95% CI; COR (95% CI), crude OR at 95% CI.