Table 3 Predictors of hospital admission among T2D patients on follow up in governmental hospitals of Harari regional state of Ethiopia (2013–2017)

Age

< 45

1

1

45–65

0.77 (0.53, 1.12)

0.78 (0.50, 1.20)

above 65

0.94 (0.58, 1.51)

0.63 (0.37, 1.09)

Sex

Male

1

1

Female

1.63 (1.42, 1.87) *

0.71 (0.46, 0.96) *

Resident

Urban

1

1

Rural

2.71 (1.75, 4.21) **

3.57 (2.23, 5.72) **

BMI

< 25 kg/m²

1

1

25–29.9 kg/m²

1.86 (0.38, 1.97)

1.09 (0.46, 2.55)

≥30 kg/m²

0.82 (0.34, 1.13)

0.92 (0.49, 1.72)

Smoking

No

1

1

Yes

1.55 (0.76, 3.17)

0.96 (0.43, 2.19)

Alcohol

No

1

1

Yes

1.87 (1.05, 3.32) *

2.29 (1.19, 4.38) *

Life style

active

1

1

Inactive

1.35 (0.96, 1.89)

1.88 (1.26, 2.81) **

Comorbidities

No

1

1

One

0.84 (0.57, 1.25)

0.91 (0.61, 1.37)

Two

1.50 (0.93, 2.41)

1.40 (0.84, 2.35)

More than two

3.17 (1.52, 6.65)

4.46 (1.86, 10.71) **

Diabetes complication

No

1

1

Yes

1.35 (0.90, 2.01)

1.19 (1.06, 1.59) *

Treatment

Metformin only

1

1

Combination ^a

0.86 (0.61, 1.21)

1.04 (0.71, 1.54)

Insulin administered

No

1

1

Yes

0.87 (0.60, 1.26)

1.33 (0.81, 2.19)

Blood glucose level

1.03 (1.01, 1.04)

1.03 (1.01, 1.04) *

Baseline creatinine

1.01 (0.69, 1.44)

0.87 (0.58, 1.30)

1/gamma

0.07 (0.05, 0.08)