Variables A B Sig. AOR 95.0% C.I. for AOR Lower Upper Sex Male 26 28 .175 .3 .051 1.718 Age 30-40yr 5 8 .089 - - -  41-50yr 14 13 .056 .01 .000 1.144 51-60yr 23 18 .038* .01 .000 .749 61-70yr 7 9 .017* .01 .000 .395 >71 yr 2 3 .276 .1 .002 5.794 Address rural 24 15 .297 .5 .106 1.986 Alcohol use  (Yes) 16 17 .359 .4 .057 2.831 Smoking  (Yes) 6 10 .404 2.7 .264 27.102 Khat use  (Yes) 2 0 1.00 .22 .000 . Traditional med  (Yes) 0 1 .999 - .000 . Duration with DM  (>/= 5yr) 38 33 .097 4 .782 19.454 Comorbidities Hypertension 16 25 .253 - - - hyperlipidemia 0 1 .032* 5 1.145 20.462 renal disease 3 2 1.00 - .000 . dyspepsia 1 2 .505 .4 .026 6.000 DKA 1 1 .775 .6 .015 22.402 peripheral neuropathy 1 0 .045* 579 116.8 2870 CAP 1 1 .999 - .000 . No Comorbidities 28 19 1.00 - .000 .

Table 4: Binary logistic regressions showing the association between ‘glycemic control’ versus the different variables affecting blood glucose in patients attending Ambo hospital, chronic care follow up clinic, Ambo, Ethiopia; 2014. A= uncontrolled blood sugar, B= controlled blood sugar

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