What Kind of Information and Communication Technologies Do Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prefer? An Ecuadorian Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Characteristics of frequent users of selected ICT types (≥1 X/week) showing high/some interest in receiving information and asking physicians about diabetes.

Variable	Interest in receiving information through ICT type; OR (95% CI)	Interest in asking physicians through ICT type; OR (95% CI)
SMS
Female	0.49 (0.24–1.01)	0.42 (0.20–0.89)
Weekly SMS	7.52 (3.49–16.24)	7.33 (3.37–15.94)
Facebook
Gender
Female	0.21 (0.07–0.69)	0.77 (0.23–2.55)
Years with
>8 years	0.25 (0.07–0.90)	0.33 (0.08–1.30)
Weekly Facebook use	14.50 (3.92–53.59)	8.89 (2.30–34.32)
Email
≤55 years old	8.77 (2.73–28.20)	5.96 (1.96–18.16)
Education
Undergraduate/postgraduate	4.32 (1.39–13.39)	2.75 (0.91–8.31)
Years with diabetes
>8 years	2.70 (1.02–7.17)	2.92 (1.07–7.94)
Weekly email use	47.05 (15.75–140.59)	25.47 (9.29–69.85)
WhatsApp
≤55 years old	5.49 (1.42–21.20)	4.96 (1.16–21.30)

Notes. Regression analysis was adjusted for variables such as age, gender, education level, and years with diabetes. Regression analysis using weekly ICT type was performed separately (nonadjusted). Bolded values are significant at 0.05 significance level. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. “gender” category is male. “ICT use” category is “less than once a week.” “years with diabetes” category is ≤8 years. “age” category is >55 years old. “educational level” category is no education/pretertiary.