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Table 3 Factors associated with DEBs among adolescents with diabetes on follow-up in selected public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022

From: Disordered eating behaviours and body shape dissatisfaction among adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a cross sectional study

Variables

DEBs

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Satisfaction with body shape

 Yes

124 (39.37)

191 (60.63)

1

1

 No

47 (58.75)

33 (41.25)

2.19 (1.33, 3.61)**

2.21 (1.28, 3.82)***

Parents’ average monthly income

 Low

15 (29.4%)

36 (70.6%)

1

1

 Middle

116 (43.8%)

149 (56.2%)

1.87 (0.98, 3.58)

1.21 (0.600 2.44)

 High

40 (49.3%)

39 (50.7%)

2.45 (1.17, 5.19)*

1.57 (0.69, 3.53)

Family history of DM

 No

78 (38.0%)

127 (62.0%)

1

1

 Yes

93 (48.9%)

97 (51.1%)

1.56 (1.05, 2.33)*

1.59 (1.03, 2.47)*

Adolescence period

 Early adolescence

90 (37.34)

151 (62.66)

1

1

 Late adolescence

81 (52.60)

73 (43.40)

1.86 (1.24, 2.81)**

2.10 (1.33, 3.34)**

History of previous admission

 No

20 (30.8%)

45 (69.2%)

1

1

 Yes

151 (45.8%)

179 (54.2%)

1.89 (1.07, 3.35)*

1.41 (0.75, 2.64)

Diabetes complication

 No

40 (28.99)

98 (71.01)

1

1

 Yes

131 (50.97)

126 (49.03)

2.55 (1.64, 3.96)**

2.32 (1.43, 3.75)**

Nutritional status of adolescents

 Normal weight

114 (40.14)

170 (59.56)

1

1

 Thin

3 (15)

17 (85%)

0.26 (0.08, 0.92)*

0.37 (0.10, 1.36)

 Overweight

54 (59.34)

37 (40.66)

2.18 (1.35, 3.52)**

2.25 (1.32, 3.82)**

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 005, ***p < 0.0001