Table 3.
Risk factors for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in Ramadan.
| Variables | Subgroups | Hypoglycemia |
Hyperglycemia |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | P value | Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | P value | ||
| Risk categories | Low risk | Referent | Referent | ||
| Moderate risk | 1.64 (0.81–3.31) | 0.166 | 1.91 (0.75–4.87) | 0.177 | |
| High risk | 3.74 (1.57–8.88) | 0.003 | 3.86 (1.26–11.88) | 0.018 | |
| Received drug treatment during Ramadan as prescribed | Yes | Referent | Referent | ||
| No | 0.14 (0.02–1.18) | 0.071 | 0.22 (0.03–1.95) | 0.176 | |
| Followed dietary and lifestyle advice during Ramadan as prescribed | Yes | Referent | Referent | ||
| No | 3.32 (1.34–8.22) | 0.010 | 3.13 (1.02–9.66) | 0.047 | |
| SMBG during Ramadan as instructed | Yes | Referent | Referent | ||
| No | 1.22 (0.53–2.80) | 0.633 | 1.51 (0.52–4.34) | 0.447 | |
| Visited physician for dose adjustment of diabetic medications | Yes | Referent | Referent | ||
| No | 0.38 (0.17–0.84) | 0.017 | 0.44 (0.16–1.25) | 0.124 | |
SMBG = Self-monitoring of blood glucose.