Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 5

Regression model for factors associated with HbA1c.

Variable	Categories	OR (95% confidence interval)
Taking medication	Low adherence	4.06 (1.34, 12.27)	0.013
	High adherence
Number of medications	<4	7.49 (3.45, 16.26)	0.005
	≤4
Duration of diabetes (year)	≥7	4.64 (1.85, 11.67)	0.001
	>7
Confidence in ability to manage self-care behaviors	Not confident	4.01 (1.52, 10.63)	0.005
	Confident