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Table 6 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with physicians’ adherence to diabetes guidelines

From: Adherence of physicians to evidence-based management guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Factor

  

Physicians’ adherence to guidelines

 
 

Univariate

  

Multivariate

 

OR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

Sex (female)

1.18

0.55

2.52

0.67

Alcohol intake

0.15

0.02

1.31

0.08

Smoking

1.57

0.83

2.97

0.17

Duration of diabetes mellitus (year)

 2–5

1.07

0.45

2.57

0.88

 6–10

1.3

0.55

3.16

0.53

  ≥ 11

2.26

0.90

5.67

0.08

Age

0.99

0.97

1.02

0.79

BMI

1.08

1.03

1.15

0.004

1.093

1.003

1.191

0.043

HbA1c (%)

1.31

1.13

1.52

<0.001

1.545

1.197

1.994

0.001

eAG (mg/dL)

1.06

1.03

1.12

0.001

1.025

1.010

1.040

0.001

FBS (mg/dL)

1.01

1

1.012

0.06

TC (mg/dL)

1.004

0.99

1.01

0.19

TG (mg/dL)

1.001

0.99

1.004

0.60

HDL-C (mg/dL)

1.01

0.98

1.04

0.51

LDL-C (mg/dL)

1.007

0.99

1.02

0.14

SBP (mmHg)

1.002

0.98

1.02

0.82

DBP (mmHg)

1.002

0.97

1.03

0.87

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, eAG Estimated average glucose, FBS Fasting blood sugar, HbA1c Haemoglobin A1c, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride