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Table 4 Factors associated with eating behavior of adults with type 2 diabetes (n = 421)

From: Eating behavior among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Healthy in one dimension

Healthy in two dimensions

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age

 26–44 years

3.72 (1.56, 8.85) *

0.7 (0.20, 3.15)

 45–64

1.04 (0.64, 1.67)

0.65 (0.23, 1.84)

 65+

Ref.

 

Sex

 Male

Ref.

 

 Female

1.78 (1.03, 3.08)*

1.57 (0.59, 4.12)

Religion

 Orthodox

Ref.

 

 Others

0.54 (0.25, 1.18)

1.59 (.17, 4.32)

Residence

 Urban

Ref.

 

 Rural

1.03 (0.56, 1.89)

2.64 (0.55, 12.75)

Marital status

 Single

Ref.

 

 Married

0.98 (0.50, 1.89)

0.49 (0.13, 1.83)

 Divorced

1.15 (0.48, 2.78)

1.38 (.19, 9.87)

 widowed

1.41 (0.62, 3.16)

1.58 (0.26, 9.64)

Educational status

 Illiterate

2.00 (1.00, 3.98)

2.92 (0.85, 10.01)

 Read & write

1.41 (0.68, 2.92)

1.87 (0.54, 6.49)

 Primary level

1.71 (0.79, 3.70)

1.93 (0.56, 6.68)

 Secondary level

2.39 (0.89, 6.4)

2.47 (0.47, 13.04)

 College & above

Ref.

 

Economic status

 Poor

0.53 (0.31, 0.91)*

0.42 (0.16,1.13)

 Average

0.44 (0.26, 0.75)*

0.54 (0.19, 1.55)

 Rich

Ref.

 

Nutrition education

 Received

1.73 (1.09, 2.74)*

3.65 (1.31, 10.18)*

 Not received

Ref.

 
  1. Reference-unhealthy in all dimensions
  2. Model fitting: X2(df) = 53.2 (30), P = 0.006, Goodness- of -fit, P = 0.391; Pseudo R2 = 14.3%; AOR = Adjusted Odds ratio; *significant variable (P. value < 0.05). CI – Confidence interval; Overall unhealthy = having unhealthy eating behavior in all the three dimensions, Healthy in 1 = having healthy behavior in one dimension out of the three, Healthy in 2 = having healthy behavior in two dimensions out of the three
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