Factors contributing to attrition behavior in diabetes self-management programs: A mixed method approach

Table 2 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression: predictive model of attrition from diabetes self-management education (N = 267)

	Nonuse of ongoing Diabetes Self-management Education (n = 267)
Characteristic	Bivariate OR (95% CL)	P-value	Multivariable OR (95% CL)	P-value
Sex
Male	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Female	0.71 (0.44–1.15)	0.164	0.90 (0.51–1.59)	0.719
Age		0.037		0.013
≤ 49	2.23 (1.21–4.12)	0.010	1.47 (0.72–3.00)	0.290
50–64	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
≥ 65	1.35 (0.76–2.40)	0.303	3.21 (1.46–7.06)	0.004
Primary language spoken		0.000		0.133
English	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Cantonese	0.38 (0.19–0.76)	0.006	0.48 (0.20–1.14)	0.096
Portuguese	0.36 (0.21–0.62)	0.000	0.49 (0.22–1.10)	0.083
Marital status
Single/never married/divorced/widowed	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Married/living with partner	0.65 (0.37–1.13)	0.125	1.22 (0.61–2.42)	0.574
Education
< Grade 9	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Some high school and up	2.18 (1.33–3.58)	0.002	0.91 (0.45–1.84)	0.790
Employment		0.000		0.000
Full or part-time work (referent)	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Unemployed	0.27 (0.15–0.49)	0.000	0.25 (0.13–0.52)	0.000
Retired	0.30 (0.16–0.56)	0.000	0.23 (0.09 – 0.57)	0.002
Household income (units of $10,000)	1.00 (0.87–1.17)	0.905	0.983 (0.83–1.16)	0.844
Regular primary care physician
Yes	2.65 (1.14–6.15)	0.024	3.25 (1.27–8.32)	0.014
No	1.00 (referent)		1.00 (referent)
Diabetes symptoms at first visit	0.76 (0.65–0.89)	0.001	0.78 (0.65–0.94)	0.009

Note: The main measure of association used was the odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI).

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