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 |