Table 4 Factors associated with non-adherence to antidiabetic medication among patients with type 2 diabetes in Limbe and Bamenda Regional Hospitals, Cameroon, 2016
Variable | OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | |||
 ≤ 60 |  |  | 0.02* |
 > 60 | 0.44 (0.25–0.78) | 0.48 (0.25–0.94) | |
Educational level | |||
 Never gone to school | |||
  Primary | 2.74 (1.24–6.08) | 1.71 (0.71–4.10) | 0.52* |
  Secondary | 3.57 (1.40–9.08) | 1.58 (0.54–4.62) | |
  High school /University | 3.08 (1.17–8.07) | 1.60 (0.49–5.20) | |
Gender | |||
 Female |  |  | 0.81* |
 Male | 1.39 (0.75–2.60) | 1.07 (0.05–2.28) | |
Body-Mass Index, BMI (kg/m2) | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) |  | 0.55 |
Co-morbidity | |||
 Hypertension |  |  | 0.35 |
  No |  |  | |
  Yes | 0.76 (0.42–1.36) |  | |
 Chronic renal disease | |||
  No |  |  | 0.35 |
  Yes | 2.13 (0.40–11.25) |  | |
 Stroke |  |  | 0.51 |
  No |  |  | |
  Yes | 0.54 (0.09–3.34) |  | |
Duration of diabetes (in years) | |||
 < 5 years |  |  | 0.22 |
 6–10 years | 2.28 (1.08–4.84) |  | |
 11–20 years | 1.69 (0.82–3.50) |  | |
 > 20 years | 0.53 (0.13–2.26) |  | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
 No |  |  | 0.04* |
 Yes | 2.05 (1.13–3.72) | 2.13 (1.10–4.14) | |
Tobacco use | |||
 No |  |  | 0.67 |
 Yes | 1.67 (0.15–18.76) |  | |
Number of diabetic complications | |||
 None |  |  | 0.54 |
  1 | 1.34 (0.72–2.49) |  | |
  2 or more | 1.46 (0.64–3.35) |  | |
Current antidiabetic medications | |||
 Single OHA | |||
  Two OHA | 1.25 (0.63–2.50) | 1.16 (0.56–2.42) | 0.04* |
  Insulin alone | 3.15 (1.19–8.34) | 2.85 (1.01–8.08) | |
  Insulin and OHA | 2.22 (0.95–5.20) | 0.78 (0.76–4.71) | |