Glycemic control and determinants among type 2 diabetes mellitus in a regional hospital in South West Region, Cameroon

Table 4 Factors associated with poor glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetics attending the Limbe Regional Hospital

Parameter		Poor GC	Good GC	Bivariate logistic regression		Multivariate logistic regression
				UOR (95%CI)	P value	AOR (95%CI)	P value
Age, years	30-49	28	14	1		1
	50-69	65	11	0.230 (0.074-0.711)	0.011	2.819 (0.742-10.718)	0.128
	≥ 70	13	0	0.313 (0.106-0.919)	0.034	2.543 (0.725-8.911)	0.145
	Total	106	25
Adherence to diabetic medication(s)	Yes	73	23	1		1
	No	33	2	0.192 (0.043-0.864)	0.032	3.327 (0.582-19.020)	0.117
	Total	106	25
Duration of diabetes mellitus, years	1-11	73	24	1
	12-22	33	1	0.092 (0.012-0.710)	0.022	6.527 (0.726-58.667)	0.094
	Total	106	25
SMBG	Yes	19	11	1		1
	No	87	14	0.278 (0.109-0.706)	0.007	3.858 (1.261-11.800)	0.018
	Total	106	25
Adherence to diet/eating plan	Yes	43	20	1		1
	No	63	5	0.171 (0.059-0.490)	0.001	3.437 (0.941-12.559)	0.062
	Total	106	25
BMI, kg/m2	18.5-24.9	17	7	1		1
	≥ 25	89	18	0.491 (0.178-1.356)	0.170	1.483 (0.421-5.228)	0.540
	Total	106	25

GC: Glycemic control; UOR: Unadjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; SMBG: Self-monitoring of blood glucose; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.