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Table 2 Multivariable analysis of predictors of patients lost to follow-up

From: Predictors of loss to follow up among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a private not for profit urban diabetes clinic in Uganda – a descriptive retrospective study

Variable Name

Category

LTFU

N = 1690

n (col%)

uHR 95%CI

P-value

aHR 95%CI

P-value

Socio-demographic Characteristics

 Sex

 

Female

712 (42)

Reference

   

Male

978 (58)

1.27 (1.15–1.40)

< 0.001

1.17 (1.06–1.30)

0.002

 Age group

 

19–44

439 (26)

Reference

   

45–64

831 (49)

0.73 (0.65–0.83)

< 0.001

0.83 (0.74–0.94)

0.003

Above 64

420 (25)

0.63 (0.55–0.72)

< 0.001

0.78 (0.67–0.90)

0.001

 Socioeconomic statu

 

Lower

408 (24)

Reference

   

Middle

771 (46)

0.88 (0.78–0.99)

0.041

0.83 (0.74–0.94)

0.003

Upper

511 (30)

0.88 (0.77–0.99)

0.046

0.83 (0.73–0.95)

0.006

Life Style Characterisitcs

 Smoking

 

No

1509 (89)

Reference

   

Yes

181 (11)

1.26 (1.08–1.47)

0.003

1.22 (1.04–1.44)

0.016

DM Treatment characteristics

 Lifestyle and monotherapy

 

No

1254 (74)

Reference

   

Yes

436 (26)

1.34 (1.20–1.49)

< 0.001

1.02 (0.86–1.22)

0.808

 Lifestyle & dual therapy

 

No

740 (44)

Reference

   

Yes

950 (56)

0.81 (0.74–0.90)

< 0.001

0.79 (0.67–0.94)

0.006

 Lifestyle & triple therapy

 

No

1557 (92)

Reference

   

Yes

133 (8)

0.79 (0.66–0.95)

0.01

0.77 (0.61–0.97)

0.028

DM Complications and comorbidities

 Hypertension

 

No

593 (35)

Reference

   

Yes

1097 (65)

0.71 (0.65–0.79)

< 0.001

0.90 (0.81–1.01)

0.07

 Neuropathy

 

No

1141 (68)

Reference

   

Yes

549 (32)

0.64 (0.57–0.70)

< 0.001

0.72 (0.65–0.81)

< 0.001

 Nephropathy

 

No

1605 (95)

Reference

   

Yes

85 (5)

0.54 (0.43–0.67)

< 0.001

0.57 (0.45–0.71)

< 0.001

 Retinopathy

 

No

1394 (82)

Reference

   

Yes

296 (18)

0.70 (0.62–0.80)

< 0.001

0.89 (0.78–1.02)

0.101

 Macroangiopathy

 

No

1654 (98)

Reference

   

Yes

36 (2)

0.75 (0.54–1.05)

0.093

0.91 (0.65–1.27)

0.579

 Diabetic foot

 

No

1604 (95)

Reference

   

Yes

86 (5)

0.68 (0.55–0.85)

0.001

0.82 (0.65–1.02)

0.072

 Hypoglycaemia

 

No

1651 (98)

Reference

   

Yes

39 (2)

0.74 (0.54–1.01)

0.061

0.79 (0.58–1.09)

0.157

  1. Boldface means significant at P-value < 0.05 for Tables 1 & 2