Research Article

Personal and Clinical Predictors of Poor Metabolic Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Jordan

Table 3

Linear regression analysis for possible predictors of HbA1c levels.

VariablesUnivariate linear regressionMultivariate linear regression¥
95% CI value95% CI value

Age0.0970.049-0.145<0.0010.0650.014-0.1160.013
Duration of diabetes0.0950.020-0.1700.013
BMI0.0730.022-0.1240.005
Gender
MaleØ
Female-0.043-0.0405-0.3200.817
DKA as presentation
YesØ
No-0.170-0.0540-0.1990.36
Counts of carbohydrates
NoØ
Yes-0.549-0.925 to -0.1730.004-0.503-0.870 to -0.1350.008
Number of clinic visits during last year of follow-up
≤4Ø
>40.328-0.034–0.6900.0750.3810.039–0.7230.029
School grades0.002
<80Ø
80-90-0.439-1.116–0.2380.203
90-100-1.034-1.697 to -0.3710.002-0.353-0.698 to -0.0090.044
None-1.002-1.782 to -0.2220.012
Receive insulin at school0.007
YesØ
No-0.855-1.453 to -0.2400.005-0.743-1.310 to -0.1760.010
Children who do not attend school-0.505-1.059-0.0490.074
Who decided insulin dose0.006
MotherØ
Patient himself/herself0.675-0.360-1.7090.200
Others0.7600.271-1.2500.0020.5800.075-1.0850.024
Current insulin regimen0.432
TIDx,Ø
MDIΣ-0.057-0.444-0.3300.772
Pump-1.369-3.458-0.7200.198

¥The model had a value < 0.001, , and . xTriple dose insulin regimen. ΣMultiple dose insulin regimen. Unstandardized coefficient. ØReference group. Negative values of coefficients represent values of HbA1c lower than those of the reference group.