Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 4 Factors associated with presenting problems in the of quality of life dimensions for the population at risk of T2D in Barranquilla and Bogota

From: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population at risk of type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in two Latin American cities

Dependent variable	Characteristic	B	SE	p-value	OR (95% CI)
Mobility	City
	Barranquilla (Ref.)
	Bogota D.C	1.78	0.18	< 0.001	5.9 (4.2–8.4)
	Age group
	< 55 years (Ref.)
	≥ 55 years	0.91	0.18	< 0.001	2.5 (1.8–3.5)
	Hypertension treatment
	No (Ref.)
	Yes	0.48	0.16	0.003	1.6 (1.2–2.2)
Self-care	City
	Barranquilla (Ref.)
	Bogota D.C	2.1	0.63	0.001	8.2 (2.4–27.9)
	Glucose classification
	Normal (Ref.)
	Impaired glucose tolerance	0.89	0.44	0.041	2.4 (1.04–5.8)
Usual activities	City
	Barranquilla (Ref.)
	Bogota D.C	2.2	0.25	< 0.001	9.3 (5.7–15.2)
	Age group
	< 55 years (Ref.)
	≥ 55 years	0.78	0.22	< 0.001	2.2 (1.4–3.3)
	Hypertension treatment
	No (Ref.)
	Yes	0.41	0.19	0.028	1.5 (1.05–2.2)
	Education level
	Superior (Ref.)
	No schooling	− 0.373	0.34	0.265	0.69 (0.36–1.3)
	Elementary school	− 0.671	0.32	0.039	0.51 (0.27–0.97)
	Junior high school	− 0.979	0.39	0.011	0.38 (0.18–0.8)
Pain/discomfort	City
	Barranquilla (Ref.)
	Bogota D.C	0.442	0.12	< 0.001	1.6 (1.2–2.0)
	Sex
	Male (Ref.)
	Female	0.50	0.14	< 0.001	1.6 (1.2–2.2)
Anxiety/depression	City
	Barranquilla (Ref.)
	Bogota D.C	2.2	0.16	< 0.001	9.1 (6.6–12.4)
	Sex
	Male (Ref.)
	Female	0.63	0.18	< 0.001	1.9 (1.3–2.7)

^aOR, Odds Ratio; Ref, reference group

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