Table 6 Bivariate and Multivariate analysis of diabetic mellitus patients in Hadiya Zone public Hospitals, Hosanna, Central Ethiopia, 2023(n = 455).

From: Time to hyperglycemic emergency and its predictors among adult diabetic patients on follow-up in four public hospitals, in central Ethiopia

Covariates

Category

Outcome

CHR(95%CI)

AHR(95%CI)

P-value

Event

Censored

Residence

Urban

83(44.4%)

104(55.6%)

1

1

 

Rural

172(64.2%)

96(35.8%)

1.32(1.015, 1.712)

1.2(0.89, 1.64)

0.259

Age

18–39 years

102(76.1%)

32(23.9%)

2.73(1.889, 3.933)

2.1(1.44, 3.09)

0.000*

40–59 years

112(48.7%)

118(51.3%)

1.10(0.767, 1.570)

1.1(0.75, 1.55)

0.692

≥ 60 years

41(45.0%)

50(55.0%)

1

1

 

Community health insurance

No

118(64.1%)

66(35.9%)

1.67(1.299, 2.135)

1.5(1.11, 1.89)

0.006*

Yes

137(50.6%)

134(49.4%)

1

1

 

Missed drug before the incident of HGEs

No

93(42.1%)

128(57.9%)

1

1

 

Yes

162(69.2%)

72(30.8%)

2.10(1.630, 2.717)

1.8(1.41, 2.40)

0.000*

Acute illness before the incident of HGEs

No

149(53.4%)

130(46.6%)

1

1

 

Yes

106(60.6%)

70(39.4%)

1.22(0.947, 1.562)

1.3(0.98, 1.65)

0.075

At least one comorbidity

No

150 (66.96)

74 (33.04)

1

1

 

Yes

105 (45.45)

126 (54.55)

1.88(1.460, 2.413)

1.6(1.22, 2.06)

0.001*

Glycemic control

Poor

191 (67.02)

94 (32.98)

1.68(1.262, 2.226)

1.5(1.09, 1.99)

0.011*

Good

64 (37.65)

106 (62.35)

1

1

 

Follow-up frequency

Monthly

105 (62.50)

63 (37.50)

1.39(1.082, 1.788)

1.2(0.88, 1.54)

0.290

≥ 2 months

150 (52.26)

137 (47.74)

1

1

 

Missing follow-up

No

120(51.3%)

114(48.7%)

1

1

 

Yes

135(61.1%)

86(39.9%)

1.40(1.072, 1.756)

1.1(0.86, 1.49)

0.367

  1. Abbreviation: AHR, adjusted hazard ratio; CHR, crude hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; HGEs, hyperglycemic Emergency. Note: * significant at a p-value less than 0.05.