Research Article
Diabetes and Quality of Life: A Ugandan Perspective
Table 6
Regression estimates of quality of life in a multivariable analysis.
| | Quality of life Dimensions | Role limitation | Physical Endurance | | MRa | Std. Err | value | MR | Std. Err | value |
| Sex | | | | | | | Male |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Female | 1.018 | 0.034 | 0.605 | 0.952 | 0.035 | 0.185 | Age group | | | | | | | Below 50 yrs | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50–59 | 0.968 | 0.0328 | 0.336 | 0.9295 | 0.036 | 0.056 | Above 59 yrs | 0.866 | 0.0329 | 0.000 | 0.8194 | 0.035 | 0.000 | Educational level | | | | | | | No education | — | — | — | — | — | — | Primary | 1.083 | 0.045 | 0.056 | 1.067 | 0.050 | 0.170 | Secondary | 1.160 | 0.055 | 0.002 | 1.119 | 0.059 | 0.034 | Tertiary | 1.193 | 0.070 | 0.002 | 1.169 | 0.076 | 0.017 | Diabetes type | | | | | | | Type 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Type 2 | 1.022 | 0.050 | 0.649 | 1.015 | 0.031 | 0.787 | Diabetic foot | | | | | | | No | | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | 0.962 | 0.029 | 0.203 | 0.927 | 0.031 | 0.025 | Retinopathy | | | | | | | No | | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | 1.053 | 0.037 | 0.138 | 1.041 | 0.041 | 0.305 | Hypertension | | | | | | | No | | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | 0.890 | 0.092 | 0.261 | 0.926 | 0.106 | 0.499 | Diabetes treatment | | | | | | | Insulin therapy | | — | — | — | — | — | Oral therapy | 1.027 | 0.053 | 0.605 | 1.041 | 0.059 | 0.817 | Insulin and oral | 0.935 | 0.090 | 0.481 | 0.867 | 0.050 | 0.231 | Smoking status | | | | | | | No | | — | — | — | — | | Yes | 1.083 | 0.1161 | 0.455 | 0.984 | 0.1189 | 0.896 | Alcoholic status | | | | | | | No | | — | — | — | — | | Yes | 1.077 | 0.0481 | 0.096 | 1.065 | 0.054 | 0.210 |
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Note: estimates are based on Poisson regression, where denotes mean ratio rate of occurrence.
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