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Table 5 Factors associated with hypoglycemia in diabetic patients at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017(n = 394)

From: Self-reported hypoglycemia in adult diabetic patients in East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia: institution based cross-sectional study

Variables

Hypoglycemia

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

P value

Yes(N)

No(N)

Occupation

Farmer

81

10

1

1

 

House wife

48

16

0.37 (0.16,0.88)

0.53 (0.19,1.67)

0.300

Merchant

22

16

0.17 (0.07,0.43)

0.29 (0.09,0.96)

0.042

Government employee

49

41

0.15 (0.07,0.32)

0.29 (0.11,0.78)

0.015

Student

35

15

0.29 (0.12,0.70)

0.11 (0.04,0.33)

0.001

Pensioner

14

9

0.19 (0.07,0.56)

0.57 (0.14,2.35)

0.439

Unemployed

30

8

0.46 (0.17,1.28)

0.44 (0.12,1.56)

0.201

Type of Diabetes

Type 1

183

28

1

1

 

Type 2

96

87

0.17 (0.10,0.28)

0.34 (0.14,0.82)

0.015

Retinopathy

Yes

51

14

1

1

 

No

228

101

0.62 (0.33,1.17)

0.47 (0.21,1.05)

0.066

Hypertension

Yes

54

42

1

1

 

No

225

73

2.40 (1.48,3.88)

1.89 (0.96,3.72)

0.066

Duration of Diabetes

< 2 years

47

42

1

1

 

2–4 years

100

37

2.42 (1.38,4.24)

3.22 (1.58,6.58)

0.001

5–9 years

73

25

2.61 (1.41,4.83)

3.88 (1.75,8.61)

0.001

10–14 years

40

6

5.96 (2.30,15.46)

6.34 (2.12,18.96)

0.001

≥15 years

19

5

3.40 (1.17,9.89)

2.53 (0.69,9.28)

0.161

Types of medication

OHA

38

70

1

1

 

Insulin

215

38

10.42 (6.17,17.61)

4.93 (2.05,11.86)

0.001

OHA & insulin

26

7

6.84 (2.72,17.23)

5.35 (1.88,15.28)

0.002

Discussion of hypoglycemia with a physician

Never

56

34

1

1

 

Sometimes

82

43

1.16 (0.66,2.03)

0.76 (0.38,1.57)

0.481

Always

141

38

2.25 (1.29,3.93)

1.65 (0.79,3.46)

0.182

  1. *N Number