Awareness and Perception of Plant-Based Diets for the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Education Clinic: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Unadjusted logistic regression between clinical and patient-education factors on willingness to change to a vegetarian diet.

	Odds ratio; (95% CI)
Patient interest in education on vegetarian diets
No	1.0 (referent)
Yes	42.9 (12.9–142.4)
Interest in plant-based diet is to improve health
No	1.0 (referent)
Yes	13.0 (4.9–34.2)
Interest in plant-based diet is to lose weight
No	1.0 (referent)
Yes	4.0 (1.6–9.6)
Age
18–29 y	1.0 (referent)
30–49 y	4.0 (0.6–27.4)
50–65 y	3.5 (0.6–20.1)
65+ y	1.60 (0.2–11.1)
Sex
Female	1.0 (referent)
Male	1.3 (0.6–2.9)
Demographic and clinical characteristics
Prediabetes	1.0 (referent)
Type 1 diabetes	1.4 (0.3–5.9)
Type 2 diabetes	1.0 (0.3–3.1)
Time since diabetes diagnosis
0–10 y	1.0 (referent)
10+ y	1.3 (0.5–3.1)
Body Mass Index
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	1.0 (referent)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m^2)	0.9 (0.3–2.6)
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m^2)	1.1 (0.4–3.0)
Confidence in becoming vegetarian
Somewhat confident or confident	1.0 (referent)
Not at all confident	1.2 (0.5–2.9)
Heard of a plant-based diet
No	1.0 (referent)
Yes	2.1 (0.5–8.3)
Aware of benefits of a plant-based diet
No	1.0 (referent)
Yes	1.3 (0.6–2.8)
Patient history in diabetes clinic
First visit	1.0 (referent)
Returning patient	1.3 (0.5–3.1)

Sample includes only participants who are not currently on a plant-based diet ( = 85). Significant associations are presented in bold.