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Table 4 Association between non-adherence and anthropometric measures and complications

From: Non-adherence to medication and associated factors among type 2 diabetes patients at Clinique Medicale Fraternite, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Non-adherence

Odd ratios, 95% CI

P-value

N

%

OR

Lower

upper

Anthropometric data

 Blood pressure

  Normal

52

48.6

1

  

0.672

  Hypertension

30

28.04

1.13

.644

1.980

 

 BMI

  Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)

10

9.35

1

  

0.029*

  Normal (18.5 kg/m2-24 kg/m2)

32

29.91

1.64

0.88

3.1

0.12

  Overweight/obese (> 24 kg/m2)

65

60.75

3.01

1.3

7.12

0.01*

 Types of the medical drugs

  Single OHA

59

55.14

1

  

0.027*

  OHA and Insulin

29

27.1

0.43

0.22

0.86

0.017*

  Insulin alone

19

17.76

0.37

0.16

0.84

0.017*

 Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C)

  Good (= < 7%)

20

18.69

1

  

0.013*

  Poor (> 7%)

87

81.31

2.28

1.19

4.36

 

 Glycaemia (g/dl)

  Less than 170 g/dl

11

10.28

   

0.046*

  170–250 g/dl

28

26.17

1.96

0.86

4.44

0.108

  More than250 g/dl

68

63.55

.567

0.27

1.18

0.127

Presence of diabetes complications

 Retinopathy complication

  Yes

48

44.86

1

   

  No

59

55.14

0.83

0.45

1.46

0.052

 Kidney disease

  Yes

77

71.96

1

  

0.216

  No

30

28.04

0.68

0.36

1.26

 

 Skin infections

  Yes

71

66.36

   

0.035*

  No

36

33.64

.541

0.31

0.96

 

 Presence of other chronic disease

  Yes

99

92.52

    

  No

101

94.39

1.09

0.62

1.9

0.68

  1. N Indicates number of cases or frequency, % Percentage, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence Intervals, OHA Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, DPCS Doctor- Patient Communication Scale, BMI Body Mass Index, HbA1C Glycosylated Hemoglobin
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001