Research Article

Prevalence and Predictors of Nonadherence to Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Crudes and adjusted odds ratio (OR) for predictors of nonadherence to dietary recommendations in JMC (n = 322).

VariablesAdherence to dietCOR [95% CI] valueAOR [95% CI] value
AdherentNonadherent

SexFemale1193911
Male87772.7 [1.68, 4.34]<0.0012.8 [1.35, 5.65]0.005

Age category (years)<40541111111
40–6054551.9 [1.14, 3.08]0.0132.5 [0.93, 6.95]0.06
>607410.5 [0.25, 1.17]0.116.3 [2.21, 18.17]0.001

ResidenceUrban521261.1 [0.71, 1.77]0.6111
Rural63811111

Monthly income (ETB)≤2500 (86.2 USD)82481111
>2500 (86.2 USD)103891.8 [1.14, 2.92]0.0121.9 [0.98, 3.87]0.057

Khat chewingYes74763.4 [2.10, 5.46]<0.0018.0 [3.86, 16.7]<0.001
No132401111

Social supportYes136241111
No70927.4 [4.36, 12.7]<0.00115.6 [7.45, 32.8]<0.001

Duration of the disease (years)≤5125801.4 [[0.88, 2.33]0.131.8 [0.91, 3.65]0.087
>581361111

Doctor’s instruction regarding dietYes141471111
No65693.1 [1.98, 5.11]<0.0018.9 [4.26, 18.9]<0.001

Statistically significant at value ≤ 0.05. AOR: adjusted odds ratio, COR: crude odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, ETB: Ethiopian Birr, USD: United States Dollar.