Research Article

Effect of Insulin-Induced Lipodystrophy on Glycemic Control among Children and Adolescents with Diabetes in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Effect of lipohypertrophy on glycemic control for type 1 diabetic patients.

VariableGlycemic controlCOR, 95% CI value
Optimal (, %)Nonoptimal (, %)

Lipohypertrophy0.009
 Yes11 (10.7)92 (89.3)2.943 (1.303–6.649)
 No19 (26)54 (74)1
Lipohypertrophy grade0.107
 Grade 11 (3.0)32 (97)5.614 (0.687–45.878)
 Grade 210 (14.9)57 (85.1)1
Lipohypertrophy site0.555
 Arm5 (7.8)59 (92.2)2.95 (0.62–14.04)
 Thigh2 (15.4)11 (84.6)1.375 (0.192–9.834)
 Abdomen1 (10)9 (90)2.250 (0.200–25.369)
 More than 1 site3 (20)12 (80)1

Statistically significant: , COR: crude odds ratio.