Table 4 Univariate analysis for association of health seeking behaviour with diabetic foot syndrome (n = 620)
| Variables | Diabetic foot syndrome |
Unadjusted OR 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Absent (n = 299) n (%) |
Present (n = 321) n (%) | |||
| System of medicine (n = 617) | ||||
| Allopathy | 286 (96.0) | 309 (96.9) | 1 | 0.510 |
| Ayurveda | 9 (3.0) | 5 (1.6) | 0.51 (0.17–1.55) | |
| Both | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.6) | 1.54 (0.36–6.51) | |
| Medications for DM (n = 603) | ||||
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | 270 (93.4) | 270 (86.0) | 1 | < 0.001 |
| Insulin | 4 (5.2) | 26 (8.3) | 4.50 (1.50–13.47) | |
| Combined (OHAs+Insulin) | 15 (1.4) | 18 (5.7) | 1.73 (0.89–3.34) | |
| Adherence to medicationsa | ||||
| Yes | 286 (95.7) | 310 (96.6) | 1 | 0.917 |
| No | 13 (4.3) | 11 (3.4) | 1.28 (0.56–2.90) | |
| Frequency of consultationb | ||||
| Regular | 246 (82.3) | 258 (80.4) | 1 | 0.607 |
| Irregular | 53 (17.7) | 63 (19.6) | 1.13 (0.75–1.69) | |
| Level of care (n = 605) | ||||
| Primary | 182 (61.7) | 105 (52.9) | 1 | 0.043 |
| Secondary | 84 (28.5) | 68 (38.1) | 1.55 (1.09–2.21) | |
| Tertiary | 29 (9.8) | 12 (9.0) | 1.07 (0.61–1.87) | |